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Daybreak Pacific
Daybreak Pacific Ltd is a New Zealand film and television company. It produces low-budget films and programmes for the local and international market, often in association with other production or financing companies. It also known as Daybreak Pictures. It is managed by brothers Grant Bradley and Dale G Bradley, who produce and direct much of the work. Major productions ''Chunuk Bair'' (1992) '' Chunuk Bair'' is a film, based on Maurice Shadbolt's play ''Once on Chunuk Bair''. Set during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, it follows the fortunes of one regiment attempting to hold Chunuk Bair. It stars Robert Powell. ''Ozzie'' (2001) A family film about an Australian koala. Starring Joan Collins and Rachel Hunter. Cast * Spencer Breslin - Justin Morton * Joan Collins - Max Happy * Rachel Hunter - Beth Morton * Ralf Moeller - Tank Emerson * Peter Rowley - Buzz Maroni * Bruce Allpress - Charlie Foster * Anton Tennet - Darryl * Steven Riley - Ngundi * Beryl TeWiata - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralf Moeller
Ralf Rudolf Moeller (born Möller; ; 12 January 1959) is a German actor and former competitive bodybuilder. He is known for his roles of Brick Bardo in ''Cyborg'', Kjartan in '' The Viking Sagas'', the title character in the television show '' Conan the Adventurer'', Hagen in ''Gladiator'', Thorak in ''The Scorpion King'', and Ulfar in '' Pathfinder''. Career Moeller began bodybuilding at age 17 and was the German national champion by 1984. He is one of the tallest bodybuilding champions to date, standing at and weighing 131 kilos (288 lbs) in 1988. He entered his movie career in 1989 with the film ''Cyborg''. In 1992, he appeared in '' Universal Soldier'' with Dolph Lundgren and Jean-Claude Van Damme. In 1993, he played the villain Brakus opposite Phillip Rhee and Eric Roberts in ''Best of the Best 2''. Around this time he took a major neck injury in Las Vegas and had to undergo months of physiotherapy and was lucky to survive. The injury came as a result of engaging in m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavin Scott (Screenwriter)
Gavin Duncan Scott (born 1950) is an English novelist, broadcaster and writer of the Emmy-winning mini-series ''The Mists of Avalon'', ''Small Soldiers'', ''The Borrowers'' and '' Legend of Earthsea''. He spent ten years making films for British television before becoming a screenwriter, creating more than two hundred documentaries and short films for BBC and the commercial TV, including UK’s prestigious Channel 4. His first assignment in the United States was with George Lucas, developing and scripting ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''. His work ranges from family entertainment to comedy, science fiction and historical dramas. Scott wrote ''Krakatoa'', a ''Titanic''-style movie for National Geographic Feature Films, and an eight-hour adaptation of ''War and Peace'' for Lux Vida SPA, directed by Robert Dornhelm ('' Into the West'', ''The Ten Commandments''). He created and executive produced a 22-part television series set in the nineteenth century about the origins of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hurst
Michael Eric Hurst ONZM (born 20 September 1957) is a British-born New Zealand actor, director and writer. He is known internationally for acting in the television programs ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and companion series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' as Iolaus. Most recently, he is known for his role in directing the Starz series '' Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' and ''Ash vs Evil Dead''. Biography Hurst was born in Lancashire, England, the eldest of three brothers. When he was seven his family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand. He enrolled at Papanui High School, then University of Canterbury, but for only one year. He is married to New Zealand actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand and they have two sons. In 1984, Hurst won the lead role of David Blyth's '' Death Warmed Up'', New Zealand's first splatter movie. The plot saw Hurst's character weathering institutionalisation, sundry wackos, and a motorcycle chase in the tunnels below Waiheke Island. The film won the grand prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Allen
Elizabeth Grace Nell Allen (born 28 May 1984) is a New Zealand actress. She has been acting since an early age and has appeared in several small productions and commercials since 1993. Her first major television role was in Cloud 9's '' The Legend of William Tell'' in 1998, in which she played Princess Vara. Internationally known for her role as Amber in '' The Tribe'', she took on the role in 1998 for the first series, before deciding to leave the show to concentrate on her school work. She later returned for another three seasons. Career Allen's other works includes a lead role in the episode "The Green Dress" of the TV programme '' William Shatner's A Twist in the Tale'' in 1999 and guest parts in '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and ''Revelations - The Initial Journey''. In 2006, she played the role of Ellie on ''Treasure Island Kids' Trilogy''. She has also had guest roles on various television series, including '' Power Rangers: S.P.D.'', '' Outrageous Fortune'' and '' Power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Tennet
Anton Tennet (born 6 February 1987) is an actor from New Zealand. He is known for his roles in New Zealand/Australian TV shows and movies, and is the older brother of Olivia Tennet Olivia Tennet (born 4 January 1991) is a New Zealand actress and dancer best known in her home country for her role as Tuesday Warner on the nightly medical drama ''Shortland Street'', along with several roles in television and theatre. Outside ..., an actress, and Emma Tennet, a dancer. Filmography Theatre References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tennet, Anton 1987 births Living people New Zealand male television actors New Zealand male film actors New Zealand male stage actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Allpress
Bruce Robert Allpress (25 August 1930 – 23 April 2020) was a New Zealand actor. Biography Allpress grew up in Dunedin, the second son of William and Gladys Allpress. He began performing in the 1960s in a vaudeville minstrel show called the Cheeseman Singer Series. He began working in television drama with a role in the series ''Hunter's Gold'', then spent several years as a regular character on the late 1970s soap opera '' Close to Home. He appeared in many television dramas and also presented on television and radio productions. In the mid-1980s, he was a regular on ''The Billy T. James Show'', as well as featuring alongside Tommy Lee Jones in the pirate adventure film ''Nate and Hayes ''Savage Islands'' (also known as ''Nate and Hayes'' in the United States) is a 1983 swashbuckling adventure film set in the South Pacific in the late 19th century. Directed by Ferdinand Fairfax and filmed on location in Fiji and New Zealand, it ...''. His most known role is Aldor, archer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Rowley
Peter Rowley (sometimes credited as Harrison Rowley during his early career) (born April 29, 1952) is a New Zealand comic actor and writer. He is best known for his television roles, where he has played in numerous popular television series as comic foil and straight man to comedians such as Billy T. James, David McPhail and Jon Gadsby. Rowley started his comedy career in New Zealand. He made his New Zealand television debut as an actor and writer in the satirical sketch show ''A Week of It'', following which he continued to work with that show's stars David McPhail and Jon Gadsby in ''McPhail and Gadsby'' and '' Letter to Blanchy''. He also worked with Billy T. James in '' The Billy T James Show'', for which he also wrote material. He received title billing in the series '' Pete and Pio'' (1994) alongside fellow comedian Pio Terei. In 2010, Rowley wrote and presented a tribute to the late Billy T. James, entitled '' Billy T. and Me''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Breslin
Spencer Breslin (born May 18, 1992) is an American actor and musician. He is the older brother of actress Abigail Breslin. Beginning at the age of three, Breslin acted in over 50 commercials. He is best known for his roles in the feature films ''Disney's The Kid'' (co-starring at the age of seven with Bruce Willis), ''The Santa Clause 2'' and '' The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause'' (as Curtis the Elf), ''Return to Neverland'', ''Zoom'', ''The Cat in the Hat'', ''Raising Helen'', '' The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement'', '' The Shaggy Dog'', ''Harold'', '' ''The Happening'''', and ''Perfect Sisters''. His television credits include ''Teamo Supremo'', ''Stephen King's Storm of the Century'', and ''Law & Order''. Movies in which he has acted have taken in a worldwide box office of over $1.3 billion. As of 2016, Breslin was writing songs for and playing in his band Broken Machine and co-hosting the ''Spencer & Lara's Vomitorium'' podcast. Personal life Breslin was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chunuk Bair (film)
''Chunuk Bair'' is a 1992 New Zealand film based on the play '' Once on Chunuk Bair'' (1982) by Maurice Shadbolt. Set in 1915, the film tells of the Wellington Regiment, part of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force present at Gallipoli during World War I. On 8 August 1915, the Regiment took and held Chunuk Bair, one of the Turkish hills. ''Chunuk Bair'' was produced by Daybreak Pictures in association with Avalon and the National Film Unit. It was released to roughly coincide with Anzac Day, the national day of Remembrance in New Zealand and Australia. The central characters are Frank South (Robert Powell) and Colonel William Connolly (Kevin Wilson) who have differing opinions about the battle. Cast *Robert Powell as Sgt Maj Frank Smith *Kevin J. Wilson as Connolly * John Leigh as Porky * Murray Keane as Smiler *Danny Mulheron as Bassett *Richard Hanna as Lt Harkness *Lewis Rowe as Johnston *Norman Forsey as Hamilton *Darryl Beattie as Scruffy *John Wraight as Mac *Peter Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Hunter
Rachel Hunter (born 8 September 1969) is a New Zealand model, actress and the host of Imagination Television's ''Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty''. She has appeared on several magazine covers, including ''Vogue'', ''Elle'', ''Rolling Stone'', ''Sports Illustrated'', ''Playboy'', ''Cosmopolitan'' and '' Harper's Bazaar''. She has been on the cover of the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' twice; in 1994 (alongside Kathy Ireland and Elle Macpherson) and in 2006 (alongside six other models). Early life Hunter was born in Glenfield, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, and educated at Glenfield College. Her parents divorced when she was still a child. As a child she wanted to be a ballet dancer, but was diagnosed with a rare blood disease which curtailed her dancing ambitions. Career Modelling Hunter began her career at age 16, modelling in France, Australia and New Zealand, appearing in Australian Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Australian Cosmopolitan and for various campaigns thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Collins
Dame Joan Henrietta Collins (born 23 May 1933) is an English actress, author and columnist. Collins is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award, a People's Choice Award, two Soap Opera Digest Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. In 1983, she was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She has been recognised for her philanthropy, particularly her advocacy towards causes relating to children, which has earned her many honours. In 2015, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for her charitable services. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Collins was born in Paddington, London and trained as an actress in her teens at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She signed to The Rank Organisation at the age of 17 and had small roles in the British films ''Lady Godiva Rides Again'' (1951) and ''The Woman's Angle'' (1952) before taking on a supporting role in ''Judgment Deferred'' (1952). Collins went unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
