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Forgotten Silver (1997)

Overview

ComedyTV Movie

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

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interviewfilmmakingsatiremockumentaryspanish civil war (1936-39)new zealandfaked footagephotographdirectordescent into madness
Costa Botes

Director

Costa Botes

ReleasedOct 3, 1997
Runtime53m
StatusReleased
Budget$650K
WingNut Films
New Zealand Film Commission

Top Cast

Jeffrey Thomas

Jeffrey Thomas

Narrator (voice)

Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

Self

Costa Botes

Costa Botes

Self

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Harvey Weinstein

Harvey Weinstein

Self

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Self

Sarah McLeod

Sarah McLeod

May Belle (uncredited)

Thomas Robins

Thomas Robins

Colin McKenzie (uncredited)

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor

First Aviator (uncredited)

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forgotten silver trailer

forgotten silver trailer

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