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Forgotten Silver

  • TV Movie
  • 1995
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
6.4K
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Forgotten Silver (1995)
SatireSlapstickComedy

The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.The film deals with the career of a supposedly forgotten pioneer of international cinema, Colin McKenzie, who was allegedly born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

  • Directors
    • Costa Botes
    • Peter Jackson
  • Writers
    • Peter Jackson
    • Costa Botes
  • Stars
    • Peter Jackson
    • Jeffrey Thomas
    • Costa Botes
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    6.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Costa Botes
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • Peter Jackson
      • Costa Botes
    • Stars
      • Peter Jackson
      • Jeffrey Thomas
      • Costa Botes
    • 58User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Peter Jackson
    Peter Jackson
    • Self
    Jeffrey Thomas
    Jeffrey Thomas
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Costa Botes
    • Self - Film Maker
    Leonard Maltin
    Leonard Maltin
    • Self - Film Historian
    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Self - Actor & Director
    Harvey Weinstein
    Harvey Weinstein
    • Self - Miramax Films
    Johnny Morris
    • Self - Film Archivist
    • (as Jonathon Morris)
    John O'Shea
    • Self
    Marguerite Hurst
    • Self
    Lindsay Shelton
    • Self
    Beatrice Ashton
    • Hannah McKenzie
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Corrigan
    • Stan the Man
    • (uncredited)
    Julie Holmes
    • Market girl Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Kingdom
    Paul Kingdom
    • Farmer
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Isaac D Lucas
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Charlie McClellan
    • Soldier firing machine gun in Gallipolli
    • (uncredited)
    Sarah McLeod
    Sarah McLeod
    • May Belle
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    George Port
    • Undertermined role
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Costa Botes
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • Peter Jackson
      • Costa Botes
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This was originally screened as a genuine documentary to an unsuspecting New Zealand public, and was only revealed to be a hoax a few days afterwards.
    • Goofs
      The film implies that Colin invented the close-up around 1912, but the earliest close-ups date from around 1903, nine years earlier.
    • Crazy credits
      The hoax of this film is carried on into the credits. Cast members Beatrice Ashton (Hannah McKenzie) and Sarah McLeod (Mae Belle) are credited as Research Assistants. Other bit players are credited as research assistants, production advisers, and are otherwise given phony credits.
    • Connections
      Edited from Dewars Scotch Whiskey (1897)

    User reviews58

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    7/10

    Finally.

    Colin Mckenzie was a brilliant New Zealand filmmaker who FINALLY got his due from Peter Jackson's brilliant documentary, "Forgotten Silver". Mckenzie seems to have inspired Jackson quite amusingly, because you can totally see some of the elements used from his 'Salome', (Which I attended the world premiere of it's restoration) in his Lord Of The Rings Trilogy. In Forgotten Silver, Jackson intertwines footage from Griffiths' early movies and his masterpiece Salome, with interviews and a fascinating trek into New Zealand wilderness to try to find the sets used in 'Salome'. It's all quite interesting and absorbing. I admire Jackson for unearthing this silent movie master (which actually I knew about before this movie came out), and await when Salome comes out on DVD!

    ps Yes, I did get the joke ;)
    • Spuzzlightyear
    • Dec 29, 2005
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • La verdadera historia del cine
    • Filming locations
      • New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • New Zealand Film Commission
      • New Zealand On Air
      • WingNut Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $650,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $26,459
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,740
      • Oct 5, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $26,459
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      53 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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