''The Rainbow Warrior'' (sometimes called ''The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior'') is a 1993

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directed by

Michael Tuchner Michael John Tuchner (24 June 1932 – 17 February 2017) was a British film and theatre director. Born in Berlin, to German-Jewish parents, he was seven years old when his family moved to Britain with the rise of the Nazis. He eventually re ...

and starring

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and

Sam Neill Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. Neill's near-50 year career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he has been regarded as one o ...

Plot summary

The film is based on the true story of the

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth t ...

ship ''Rainbow Warrior'', which was sunk in

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, New Zealand on 10 July 1985 by French

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operatives, when it was preparing for a Pacific voyage to protest against

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. The film chronicles the police investigation to discover what happened to the ship and who was responsible.''The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior''
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Cast

Peter Willcox Peter Willcox (born March 6, 1953) is an American sea captain best known for his activism with the environmental organization Greenpeace. He was on board as captain of the ''Rainbow Warrior (1955), Rainbow Warrior'' when it was bombed and sunk b ...

as Alan Galbraith *

Bruno Lawrence David Charles Lawrence (12 February 194110 June 1995) known as Bruno Lawrence was an English-born musician and actor, who was active in the industry in New Zealand and Australia. Initially notable as a musician and founder of 1970s ensemble Bl ...

as Terry Batchelor *

Kerry Fox Kerry Lauren Fox (born 30 July 1966) is a New Zealand actress. She came to prominence playing author Janet Frame in the movie ''An Angel at My Table'' directed by Jane Campion, which gained her a Best Actress Award from the New Zealand Film and ...

as Andrea Joyce *

John Callen John Callen (born 4 November 1946) is an English-born New Zealand actor and director. He portrayed Óin, brother of Glóin in the 2012-2014 ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy. Career He has performed in movies, including '' The Rainbow Warrior'' (a ...

David Lange David Russell Lange ( ; 4 August 1942 – 13 August 2005) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 32nd prime minister of New Zealand from 1984 to 1989. Lange was born and brought up in Otahuhu, the son of a medical doctor. He became ...

* Stacey Pickren as *

Michael Mizrahi Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and ...

Tony Barry Tony Barry (28 August 1941 – 21 December 2022) was an Australian actor and activist best known for his television and film roles. Personal life Barry was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 28 August 1941. He had one son. Barry was an environmen ...

as Greenpeace activist *

Peter Hambleton Peter Hambleton (born 1960) is a New Zealand stage, film and television actor, and stage director. Hambleton graduated from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School in 1982 with a Diploma in Acting. In 2002 Hambleton was a New Zealand Shakespeare ...

as Maury Whitham * Greg Johnson as Bert White * Stephen O'Rourke as Eddie * Stig Eldred as Steve Sawyer *

Lucy Lawless Lucille Frances Lawless (; born 29 March 1968) is a New Zealand actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Xena in the television series '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', as D'Anna Biers on the re-imagined '' Battlestar Galactica'' seri ...

as Jane Redmond *

Dale Stevens Dale or dales may refer to: Locations * Dale (landform), an open valley * Dale (place name element) Geography ;Australia * The Dales (Christmas Island), in the Indian Ocean ;Canada * Dale, Ontario ;Ethiopia *Dale (woreda), district ;Norway *D ...

as Amy *

Alison Bruce Alison Bruce (born 1962) is a New Zealand television and film actress, who starred in the 1999 feature ''Magik and Rose''. She also appeared in the teen series ''Being Eve'', '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and had a recurring role as Simula in '' ...

as Leslie Holbrook *

Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson (born 28 February 1961) is a New Zealand-based Australian actor and television presenter. Biography Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferguson attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and graduated in 1981. In 1982, he p ...

as Detective Neil Morris * Nigel Harbrow as

Fernando Pereira Fernando Pereira (10 May 1950 – 10 July 1985) was a freelance Portuguese-Dutch photographer, who drowned when French intelligence (DGSE) Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior, detonated a bomb and sank the ''Rainbow Warrior'', owned by the environme ...

* Bert Van Dijk as Bruno Ullman * Joanna Briant as Detective Robin Borrie * Clinton Ulyatt as Constable Adam Kelly * Donogh Rees as Lab supervisor *

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as Doctor Nicolas Legrange *

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 Che ...

as Hec Crene * Ken Blackburn as Gerard Curry * Te Whatanui Skipwith as Rongelap man *

Martyn Sanderson Martyn Sanderson (24 February 1938 – 14 October 2009) was a New Zealand actor, director, producer, writer and poet. Sanderson was described as one of the founding fathers of modern theatre in New Zealand. In New Zealand he had appearances ...

as Uncle Emile * Gerard Sanna as Andre Florian * Patrice LeGrand as Antoine Riverol *

Simon Prast Simon Prast is a director and actor from Auckland, New Zealand. Prast was the founder of the Auckland Theatre Company and director of the first Auckland Festival AK03. Early life Prast grew up in Otara and Waikowhai, Auckland. He was educated at ...

as Louis Deschamps * Stephane Tyrode as Pierre Duval * Serge Renault as Ouvea crewman #2 * Michael Cassin as Ouevea crewman #1 * Peter Hayden as Captain *

Jane Holland Jane Holland (born 17 November 1966 in Ilford, London) is an English poet, novelist and astrologer. She won an Eric Gregory Award from the Society of Authors for her poetry in 1996 and her YA novel ''Witchstruck'', written as Victoria Lamb, ...

as Bartender * John Sumner as Judge *

Grant Bridger Grant or Grants may refer to: Places *Grant County (disambiguation) Australia * Grant, Queensland, a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia United Kingdom *Castle Grant United States * Grant, Alabama * Grant, Inyo County, ...

as Police specialist * Eru Potaka Dewes as Maori speaker * Nicholas Rogers as Logger #1 * Lawrence Wharerau as Logger #2 *

Nigel Godfrey Nigel A. Philip Godfrey (born 25 April 1951) is an Anglican priest: he has been the Dean of Peel since 2011. He was ordained after a period of study at Ripon College Cuddesdon in 1980. He was Curate at St John the Divine, Kennington from 1979 to ...

as Yachtsman *

Peter Nicoll Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

as Watchman #1 * Tim Cronin as Watchman #2 * Fritz Wollner as Greenpeace man * Rachel Watkins as Newman's clerk * Ruth Dudding as French reporter * Nancy Schroder as Airline representative * Stephen Hall as French naval officer * Tony Hurst as Police diver * Shannon Gray as Secretary

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* 1993 television films 1993 drama films 1993 films Films directed by Michael Tuchner Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior Films about activists New Zealand drama films 1990s English-language films {{tv-drama-film-stub

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