Forgotten Silver

Forgotten Silver

7.2IMDb Score
Released:1997-09-11
Duration:53 min
Country:New Zealand
Director:Peter Jackson, Costa Botes
Actors:Jeffrey Thomas, Peter Jackson, Costa Botes, Beatrice Ashton, Leonard Maltin
Production:WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air

Overview:

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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