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Anzac Wallace

Also Known As: Norman Pene Rewiri

Biography: Anzac Wallace made one of the most memorable debuts in New Zealand cinema when he starred as avenging guerilla leader Te Wheke in Geoff Murphy's 1983 'Puha Western' Utu. The former trade union delegate followed it with roles in movies The Silent One (1984), Mauri (1988) and pioneering Māori TV series E Tipu E Rea.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: Not available

Deathday: April 08, 2019

Adult: No

Gender: Male

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Overview: Making of documentary on the set of New Zealand's first epic Utu (1983), working with little money and dealing respectfully with matters of cultural protocol. Merata Mita discusses complex issues of inter-cultural conflict.

Genres: Documentary

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1983-02-05

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Overview: A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming him a demon. The child is deaf and mute and therefore excluded from hunting with the other young men. Out of loneliness, he befriends a white turtle. When a drought befalls the island, the priest blames the silent one. When the chief protects the boy, the priest plots the chiefs' downfall.

Genres: Family Fantasy Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1984-06-14

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Overview: After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

Genres: Drama Science Fiction Thriller

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1985-09-08

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Overview: In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Maori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke fights for the British until betrayal leads him to seek utu (revenge). The settler Williamson in turn seeks revenge after Te Wheke attacks his homestead. Meanwhile Wiremu, an officer for the British, seems to think that resistance is futile.

Genres: War Adventure Drama History

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1984-06-27

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0.412

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Overview: Rewi Rapana returns to the small country town of Te Mata after his family has left the district. His arrival rekindles old tensions as well as renewing family ties. He is seeking an identity and a permanent place to call home yet desperately hiding a secret from his past. Oddly enough there is one person with whom he finds peace of mind. She is an old woman known as Kara. A special relationship develops between Rewi, Kara and Kara’s great granddaughter Awatea.

Genres: Drama

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1988-07-21

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0.412

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Overview: Inter-tribal rivalry leads to a competition to erect a huge statue (moai) in record time before Make can take part in the race to retrieve the egg of a Sooty Tern. The reward for winning this race is to rule the island for one year.

Genres: Adventure

Original Language: en

Release Date: 1994-06-03

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Anzac Wallace

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