"The Seekers" World Premiere (1954)

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"The Seekers" World Premiere (1954)

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On 24 June 1954, the first major colour studio film shot in New Zealand premiered at the Majestic Theatre in Wellington. 'The Seekers' (released in the United States as 'Land of Fury') was adapted from a novel by New Zealander John Guthrie (real name John Brodie), and portrays New Zealand during the 1820s. The epic-proportioned 'western' involves a group of British pioneers seeking a new life Down Under, and violence as their colonial ways clash with Māori culture and tradition. Although the ...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5t9RhgEldo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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New Zealand / Wellington / Film / The Seekers / J Arthur Rank / John Guthrie / John Brodie / Jack Hawkins / Laya Raki / Glynis Johns / Noel Purcell / Kenneth Williams / Majestic Theatre / 1954 / B&W / Land of Fury / Maori / Colonists / Britain

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