Patrick Smyth

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Strata
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Strata

Sep 01, 1983
The story means to develop through an uncovering of layers - strata. As writer Krumbachova stated: "With nature as a prison, an impassable barrier ... where every action is physically and psychically limited by the environment ... people are reduced to fragments of basic instinct and intelligence." Promoted as a psychological thriller, Strata provides little tension nor any real climax. The characters are ideas - not believably real.
Drama
The Dig
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The Dig

Jul 09, 1994
A retired couple spend their time digging into the earth beneath their house in search of treasures, until a tremor shakes things up.
Starlight Hotel
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Starlight Hotel

Nov 27, 1987
During the Great Depression, Kate (Greer Robson) is a 13-year-old girl living on New Zealand's South Island. When her mother dies and her father is offered a job in Wellington on North Island, Kate is sent to live with an aunt. The girl runs away to find her father, hopping onto a boxcar and befriending a fellow fugitive, Patrick (Peter Phelps), an emotionally battle-scarred WWI veteran fleeing the authorities after injuring a repo man. Pretending to be father and daughter, Patrick and Kate use each other for cover as they make their way across New Zealand, sleeping under the stars and championing the rights of destitute farmers and homeless squatters whose fortunes have been wiped out by economic hardship.
Drama
Typhon's People
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Typhon's People

Jan 01, 1993
A scientist in New Zealand has a secret lab where experiments are performed on humans. When he is assassinated, opposing forces rush to his hideaway to suppress or expose his secrets.
Thriller
The Haunting of Barney Palmer
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The Haunting of Barney Palmer is a fantasy film for children about a young boy who is haunted by his great uncle. Young Barney fears that he has inherited the Scholar family curse; a suite of 80s-era effects ramp up the supernatural suspense. The film was a co-production between PBS (United States) and Wellington's Gibson Group, which resulted in Ned Beatty (Deliverance, Network) being cast. It was written by Margaret Mahy, based on her Carnegie Award-winning novel The Haunting, and an early fruitful collaboration between her and director Yvonne Mackay.
Family
Jack Holborn
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Jack Holborn

Dec 26, 1982
Bristol, 1800. Jack Holborn, un orphelin âgé de treize ans, n'a qu'un seul rêve : trouver un emploi sur un bateau afin d'éviter les foyers d'accueil. Embauché par le capitaine Sharingham, il prend la mer sur le Charming Molly et découvre l'aventure...
Family
Hercule
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Hercule

Nov 27, 1999
A l'époque des mythes et légendes, les anciens Dieux rendaient la Terre hostile aux Hommes... Jusqu'à l'arrivée d'Hercule : fils d'une mortelle et de Zeus, Dieu parmi les Dieux, Hercule a une force sur-humaine, et une bonté sans limite.
Action & Adventure
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
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Worzel Gummidge Down Under, adapted from the books written by Barbara Euphan Todd and the children's television programme produced and broadcast in the United Kingdom named Worzel Gummidge, starring Jon Pertwee. The story continued in New Zealand when Aunt Sally was sold to a Museum owner.
Kids