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This Is New Zealand

This Is New Zealand

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 13, 1970

Runtime

0h 22m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

80%

Original Title

This Is New Zealand

Production Companies

Park Road Post, Archives New Zealand, Hugh MacDonald Film

Director

Hugh MacDonald

Budget

$150,000

Description

The movie that wowed audiences at Expo 70. The film combined scenic images including aerial cinematography with rousing classical music such as Sibelius' Karelia Suite. Using then ground-breaking technology, the film required three separate but synchronised 35mm film projectors which projected their images onto an extra-wide screen. In 2004/2005 Archives New Zealand commissioned a restoration at post production facility, Park Road Post. Hugh Macdonald, the original director, was involved in the restoration and Kit Rollings, the original sound mixer assisted with the updated soundtrack. The remastered film was released for sale on DVD in 2014.