Country Calendar - The Making of Vigil

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Country Calendar - The Making of Vigil

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This episode of iconic programme Country Calendar visits the set of Vincent Ward film Vigil, on a North Taranaki farm. Ward's first feature (then called First Blood, Last Rites) was shot in winter 1983. It provided a boost for the local community, employing a range of farmers, animal breeders and trainers, handymen and handywomen to help with the demanding shoot. Farmer Arthur Sutton lent some livestock and played a priest in a funeral scene. He is impressed by the cast and crew's work ethic....

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1983

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/country-calendar-making-of-vigil-1983

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