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Forgotten Silver
From WingNut Films · New Zealand Film Commission · NZ on Air
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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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Directed by Costa Botes, Peter Jackson
Jeffrey ThomasNarrator (voice)
Peter JacksonSelf
Costa BotesSelfBeatrice AshtonHannah McKenzie
Leonard MaltinSelf
Harvey WeinsteinSelf
Sam NeillSelfJohnny MorrisSelfJohn O'SheaSelf
Sarah McLeodMay Belle (uncredited)Charlie McClellanSoldier Firing Machine Gun in Gallipolli (uncredited)
Thomas RobinsColin McKenzie (uncredited)Videos
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deepkinoSep 14, 2025
One of the most important directors of our time, Peter Jackson's extremely high-quality and must-see production! It starts at a high level and continues that way. The narrator's voice and tone are very fitting and captivating for the overall atmosphere. The humorous parts are very pleasant and placed in just the right dose. The hoax was quite successful in New Zealand because the fabricated film looked convincingly like an almost hundred-year-old, nearly destroyed film—… Read more
so you can't really blame people for buying it.