The Last Stand Rewi's Last Stand (1940)
The winter of 1863 finds the settlement of Auckland living in fear of Maori Rebels. Sir George Grey, England's pro-consul has been sent out to handle these difficulties. Dr Wake, an Auckland Surgeon, and his daughter Cecily meet a young Englishman named Kenneth Gordon and the two young people become friends. When the Waikato war gets worse Gordon joints Von Tempsky's Corps of Forest Rangers.
Primary Title
- The Last Stand
Secondary Title
- Rewi's Last Stand
Date Broadcast
- 1940
Release Year
- 1940
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Media Services
Broadcaster
- The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services
Owning Organisation
- The University of Auckland Library
Programme Description
- The winter of 1863 finds the settlement of Auckland living in fear of Maori Rebels. Sir George Grey, England's pro-consul has been sent out to handle these difficulties. Dr Wake, an Auckland Surgeon, and his daughter Cecily meet a young Englishman named Kenneth Gordon and the two young people become friends. When the Waikato war gets worse Gordon joints Von Tempsky's Corps of Forest Rangers.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- No known copyright restrictions.
Notes
- The original full-length version of Rewi's Last Stand (112 mins.) was lost. The film only survives in the version shortened for release in the United Kingdom, The Last Stand (64 mins.).
Subjects
- Feature films--New Zealand
- New Zealand--History--1840-1876--Drama
- New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872--Drama
Genres
- Drama
Contributors
- Rudall Hayward (Director)
- Rudall Hayward (Writer)
- Bernard Britain (Actor)
- Phoebe Clarke (Actor)
- A. J. C. Fisher (Actor)
- John Gordon (Actor)
- Ramai Te Miha (Actor)
- Alfred Hill (Composer)
Subjects
- Feature films--New Zealand
- New Zealand--History--1840-1876--Drama
- New Zealand--History--New Zealand Wars, 1860-1872--Drama