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Forgotten Silver (1995)
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Forgotten Silver is a mockumentary which details the prodigious life of "lost" filmmaker Colin McKenzie and his incredible advances that were lost to history... See full summary » |
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| Jeffrey Thomas | ... |
Narrator
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Costa Botes | ... |
Himself - Film Maker
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Marguerite Hurst | ... |
Herself
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| Peter Jackson | ... |
Himself
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| Leonard Maltin | ... |
Himself - Film Historian
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Johnny Morris | ... |
Himself - Film Archivist
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| Sam Neill | ... |
Himself - Actor
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John O'Shea | ... |
Himself
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Lindsay Shelton | ... |
Himself
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| Harvey Weinstein | ... |
Himself - Miramax Films
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Stevan Eldred-Grigg | ... |
Himself
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Forgotten Silver is a mockumentary which details the prodigious life of "lost" filmmaker Colin McKenzie and his incredible advances that were lost to history...until now. This supergenius filmmaker, posthumously inducted into the pantheon of cinema greats, made incredible advances in filmmaking technology, supposedly making a talkie in 1908 and using color film in 1911, but madness and poverty and the usual industry tolls drove him into obscurity. Written by karina <KtheCrtitic@aol.com>
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Country:
New ZealandRelease Date:
(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Colin McKenzie See more »Filming Locations:
New ZealandBox Office
Budget:
$650,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$1,740 (USA) (3 October 1997)Gross:
$26,459 (USA)Company Credits
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1.66 : 1
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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. See more »
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Trivia
On the DVD commentary, co-director Costa Botes noted that in the process of "aging" the faked film clips, the production team decided to avoid the use of line scratches, which was considered to be too obvious and clichéd. Too age the film, the crew spent a great deal of time running the film through dirt, rubbing dust and spit into it, and dragging it around on the floor of the basement of the processing laboratory facility. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: The film implies that Colin invented the close-up around 1912, but the earliest close-ups date from around 1903, nine years earlier. See more »Crazy Credits
The hoax of this film is carried on into the credits. Cast members BeatriceAshton (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. See more »
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