Michael Forlong (1912–2000) was a New Zealand writer, producer and director. He worked for the New Zealand

National Film Unit The National Film Unit (NFU) was a state-owned film-production organisation originally based in Miramar, New Zealand, Miramar, New Zealand. Founded in 1936 when the government took over a private film studio, Filmcraft, the NFU produced newsreels, ...

before moving to England.John O’Shea, ‘A Charmed Life: Fragments of Memory..and Extracts from Conversations’ in Film in Aotearoa New Zealand. Editors Jonathan Dennis and Jan Bieringa (Wellington: Victoria University Press, Second Edition 1996)

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One Hundred Crowded Years ''One Hundred Crowded Years'' is a 1940 New Zealand historical documentary film. It was produced by the government film studios at Miramar for the centenary of New Zealand. Cinemas agreed to air the film without charge to the government, and t ...

'' (1940) - writer *'' Bitter Springs'' (1950) - assistant director *''

Suicide Mission A suicide mission is a task which is so dangerous for the people involved that they are not expected to survive. The term is sometimes extended to include suicide attacks such as kamikaze and suicide bombings, whose perpetrators actively commit s ...

'' (1954) - director, producer, writer *''

Odongo ''Odongo'' or ''Odongo Adventure on the African Frontier'' is a 1956 British Warwick Films CinemaScope African adventure drama film directed by John Gilling and starring Rhonda Fleming, Macdonald Carey and Juma. The screenplay concerns a white ...

'' (1956) - second unit director *''

Safari A safari (; ) is an overland journey to observe wild animals, especially in eastern or southern Africa. The so-called "Big Five" game animals of Africa – lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and Cape buffalo – particularly form an importa ...

'' (1956) - second unit director *''

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...

'' (1956) - second unit director *''

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.The Green Helmet ''The Green Helmet'' is a 1961 British drama film directed by Michael Forlong starring Bill Travers, Ed Begley and Sid James. The film is centred on a British motor racing team. It is based on a 1957 novel by Australian author Jon Cleary. Plot o ...

'' (1961) - director *''

Over the Odds ''Over the Odds'' is a 1961 British comedy film directed by Michael Forlong and starring Marjorie Rhodes, Glenn Melvyn, Cyril Smith, Esma Cannon and Thora Hird and Wilfrid Lawson. The screenplay concerns a bookmaker who struggles to cope wi ...

'' (1961) -director *'' Stork Talk'' (1962) - director *''

Tamahine ''Tamahine'' is a 1963 British comedy film directed by Philip Leacock and starring Nancy Kwan, Dennis Price and John Fraser. It is a film about a Polynesian woman who believes she can change the culture of Hallow School, a British boys' boardin ...

'' (1963) - associate producer * (1964) - director *'' Lionheart'' (1968) - director, producer, writer *''A Car For All Reasons, Range Rover Promotional Video'' (1971) - producer *''

Raising the Roof ''Raising the Roof'' is a 1972 British comedy film directed by Michael Forlong and featuring Michael Gould (actor), Michael Gould, Patricia Davis (actress), Patricia Davis, Roy Kinnear, David Lodge (actor), David Lodge and Patricia Hayes. Synop ...

'' (1972) - director, writer *''Close to the Wind'' (1972) (short) - director, producer, writer *''Project 1233'' (1972) (short) - director *''

Rangi's Catch ''Rangi's Catch'' is a 1972 children's adventure film directed by Michael Forlong. It was based on a book by Margaret Ford. The eponymous role is played by a young Temuera Morrison in his first role. Originally made as eight episodes for televi ...

'' (1973) - producer *'' Hijack!'' (1975) - director, producer, writer *'' High Rise Donkey'' (1980) - director

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