Forgotten Silver (1997)
The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
- Date of release
- 1997-09-11
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (131)
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Comedy, TV Movie
- Director
- Peter Jackson, Costa Botes
Casting
- Jeffrey Thomas — Narrator (voice)
- Peter Jackson — Self
- Costa Botes — Self
- Beatrice Ashton — Hannah McKenzie
- Leonard Maltin — Self
- Harvey Weinstein — Self
- Sam Neill — Self
- Johnny Morris — Self
- John O'Shea — Self
- Sarah McLeod — May Belle (uncredited)
- Charlie McClellan — Soldier Firing Machine Gun in Gallipolli (uncredited)
- Thomas Robins — Colin McKenzie (uncredited)
Interesting facts
Forgotten Silver is a 1995 New Zealand mockumentary film that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker. It was written and directed by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes, both of whom appear in the film in their roles as makers of the documentary.
Production
Costa Botes directed the "documentary" portions while Peter Jackson created the "archive footage" supposedly filmed by McKenzie. Jackson also shot fake interviews in Los Angeles, including the one with Weinstein.
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