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Prisoners (1981 Film)
''Prisoners'' is a 1982 American-New Zealand drama film directed by Peter Werner and starring Tatum O'Neal, Colin Friels and David Hemmings. For unclear reasons, the film has never been released. The New Zealand Archive of Film, Television and Sound states that a financial dispute was allegedly the reason for the shelving of the completed film. According to New Zealand film historians Helen Martin and Sam Edwards, "One rumour has it that a relative of one of the actors bought the film to prevent its release." Plot An American moves his family to New Zealand where he takes charge of a prison in Wellington. His young daughter begins to have a love affair with one of the prisoners in his charge. Cast * Tatum O'Neal as Christie * Colin Friels as Nick * Shirley Knight as Virginia * David Hemmings as Wilkens * Bruno Lawrence as Peeky * Ralph Cotterill as Holmby * John Bach as Bodell * Michael Hurst as Sciano * Reg Ruka as Monkey * Rob Jayne as Maslow * Norman Fairley as Lewitt * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Werner
Peter H. Werner (born January 17, 1947, in New York City, New York (state), New York) is an American film director, film and television director. Biography Werner was born to a American Jews, Jewish family, in New York City, New York, one of three children born to Elizabeth (née Grumbach) and Henry Werner.New York Times: "Paid Notice: Deaths WERNER, ELIZABETH GRUMBACH" February 17, 2003 He has one sister, Patsy Werner Hanson, and one brother, Tom Werner. In 1977, Werner won the Academy Awards, Oscar for Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Best Live Action Short Film for directing the short film ''In the Region of Ice''. Since then he worked on primarily directing television amassing a number of televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up, hoosegow or remand center, is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined against their will and usually denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, a prison can also be described as a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed. Prisons can also be used as a tool of political repression by authoritarian regimes. Their perceived opponents may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Drama Films
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire *January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Drama Films
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New Zealand Drama Films
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1982 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross revenue The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1982. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1982. Events * January 1 - Terry Semel becomes president of Warner Bros. * June 11 ** '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' is released; it became the highest-grossing film to date. ** Michelle Pfeiffer appears in her first leading role, in ''Grease 2'', the sequel to the top-grossing film of 1978. * June 22 – The Coca-Cola Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreleased American Films
Unreleased may refer to: * ''Unreleased'' (Andre Nickatina album), 2001 * ''Unreleased'' (No-Big-Silence album), 2003 *''Unreleased (1998–2010)'', an album by Powderfinger, 2020 *''Groupees Unreleased EP'', or ''Unreleased'', by Celldweller, 2011 * ''Unreleased'', an EP by Nicole Dollanganger, 2014 *Unreleased stop A stop with no audible release, also known as an unreleased stop or an applosive, is a stop consonant with no release burst: no audible indication of the end of its occlusion (hold). In the International Phonetic Alphabet, lack of an audible rele ..., in phonetics, a plosive consonant without an audible release burst See also * * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreleased Films
Unreleased may refer to: * ''Unreleased'' (Andre Nickatina album), 2001 * ''Unreleased'' (No-Big-Silence album), 2003 *''Unreleased (1998–2010)'', an album by Powderfinger, 2020 *''Groupees Unreleased EP'', or ''Unreleased'', by Celldweller, 2011 * ''Unreleased'', an EP by Nicole Dollanganger, 2014 *Unreleased stop A stop with no audible release, also known as an unreleased stop or an applosive, is a stop consonant with no release burst: no audible indication of the end of its occlusion (hold). In the International Phonetic Alphabet, lack of an audible rele ..., in phonetics, a plosive consonant without an audible release burst See also * * * {{disambiguation ... [...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] |
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] |
John Bach
John Bach (born 5 June 1946) is a British-born New Zealand actor who has acted on stage, television and film over a period of more than four decades. Though born in the United Kingdom, he has spent most of his career living and working in New Zealand. International audiences are most likely to have seen Bach as the Gondorian Ranger Madril in the second and third movies of ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003). His leading roles in New Zealand television include playing the titular Detective Inspector John Duggan in the '' Duggan'' telemovies and television series, one of the truckdriving brothers in series'' Roche'', and time on long-running soap opera '' Close to Home''. In 1992 he starred as Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell in the telemovie The Sound and the Silence. In 1999 he played the Earl of Sackville in an episode of the TV miniseries '' A Twist in the Tale''. Bach's Australian work includes science fiction series ''Farscape,'' playing Mike Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metro area, and is the administrative centre of the Wellington Region. It is the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state. Wellington features a temperate maritime climate, and is the world's windiest city by average wind speed. Legends recount that Kupe discovered and explored the region in about the 10th century, with initial settlement by Māori iwi such as Rangitāne and Muaūpoko. The disruptions of the Musket Wars led to them being overwhelmed by northern iwi such as Te Āti Awa by the early 19th century. Wellington's current form was originally designed by Captain William Mein Smith, the first Surveyor General for Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company, in 1840. The Wellington urban area, which only includes urbanised area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
