Rewi's Last Stand (1940)
1h 3m
Running Time
March 31, 1940Release Date
Plot.
Star-crossed lovers, Robert and Ariana, are caught up in the New Zealand wars of the 1860s. Ariana is claimed by the Maniapoto people as one of their own and, despite Robert's chivalrous defence, is taken by them and must help them prepare for war. Robert likewise must do his patriotic duty and enlists to fight on the other side. He volunteers to ride despatch, thinking it may give him an opportunity to see Ariana again, which it does, but their joy is short-lived; Maniapoto women fight beside their men, and furthermore she is a Rangitira (noble) and will not let her people down. The climax is the siege of Oraku Pa where 300 Maori hold off 2000 troops for three days. The Maniapoto are defeated, but Ariana, although wounded, survives to be reunited with Robert.
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Cast & Crew.
Leo Pilcher
Robert Beaumont
Ramai Te Miha
Ariana
Bernard Britain
Captain Jackson
Henare Toka
Tama Te Heu Heu
Phoebe Clarke
Mrs. Morgan
Stanley Knight
Corporal Ben Horton
A.J.C. Fisher
Sir George Grey
John Gordon
Brigadier General Carey
Rudall Hayward
Director
Rudall Hayward
Director
Rudall Hayward
Director
Peter Hutt
A.D.C. to Grey
Alfred Hill
Composer
Colonel J.D. Swan
General Cameron
Edwin Coubray
Cinematographer
Raureti Te Huia
Rewi Maniapoto
Mr. C.S. Wood
Rev. John Morgan
Jack Baxendale
Sound Designer
Details.
Release DateMarch 31, 1940
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 3m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
maori
british colonialism