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Forgotten Silver

  • TV Movie
  • 19951995
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Forgotten Silver (1995)
Comedy
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.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
6.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
14,064
2,411
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Directors
      • Costa Botes
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • Peter Jackson
      • Costa Botes
    • Stars
      • Peter Jackson
      • Jeffrey Thomas(voice)
      • Costa Botes
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Costa Botes
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • Peter Jackson
      • Costa Botes
    • Stars
      • Peter Jackson
      • Jeffrey Thomas(voice)
      • Costa Botes
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Top cast

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    Peter Jackson
    Peter Jackson
    • Self
    Jeffrey Thomas
    Jeffrey Thomas
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Costa Botes
    • Self - Film Maker
    Marguerite Hurst
    • Self
    Leonard Maltin
    Leonard Maltin
    • Self - Film Historian
    Johnny Morris
    • Self - Film Archivist
    • (as Jonathon Morris)
    Sam Neill
    Sam Neill
    • Self - Actor & Director
    John O'Shea
    • Self
    Lindsay Shelton
    • Self
    Harvey Weinstein
    Harvey Weinstein
    • Self - Miramax Films
    Beatrice Ashton
    • Hannah McKenzie
    • (uncredited)
    Peter Corrigan
    • Stan the Man
    • (uncredited)
    Julie Holmes
    • Market girl Extra
    • (uncredited)
    Isaac Lucas
    Isaac Lucas
    • Policeman
    • (uncredited)
    Charlie McClellan
    • Soldier firing machine gun in Gallipolli
    • (uncredited)
    Sarah McLeod
    Sarah McLeod
    • May Belle
    • (uncredited)
    George Port
    • Undertermined role
    • (uncredited)
    Thomas Robins
    • Colin McKenzie
    • (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 reviews56

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    Top review
    8/10
    Fabulous hoax
    Peter Jackson and Costa Boeates decided to make this great mockumentary about a man called Colin McKenzie, a man who invented such things as color film, audio film and above all, made the first full length feature movie.

    Apparently it was quite a successful hoax in New Zealand, people really did buy it. And I really can't blame them, as most of the fabricated film material really looks like almost hundred years old, almost destroyed film.

    And there are some very convincing famous film people, like Sam Neil, telling their knowledge of this McKenzie.

    Even the tone of the film isn't actually very funny, even thought there are some things in it that are so absurd, that they make you laugh.

    Over all well made mockumentary.
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    • tomimt
    • Aug 21, 2005

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • New Zealand
    • Languages
      • English
      • Cantonese
    • Also known as
      • Den glömda silverskatten
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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

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