Film
This Auckland
1967 · 13m · Documentary
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Overview
This impressionistic, late 1960s survey traces Auckland from volcanic origins to a population of half a million people. Produced by the National Film Unit, it finds a city of "design and disorder" growing steadily but secure in its own skin as its populace basks in the summer sun. A wry, at times bemused, Hugh Macdonald script and an often frenetic, jazzy soundtrack accompany time honoured Queen City images: beaches and yachting, parks and bustling city streets, and an unpredictable climate given to humidity and sudden downpours. Awards: 1970 Edinburgh Film Festival - Certificate of Merit 1968 Pacific Asia Travel Association Conference (Taiwan) - Third Prize 1967 Venice Film Festival - Lion of St Mark Plaque 1967 Tourfilm Festival (Czechoslovakia) - Tourism Film Prize
Cast
Crew
- Hugh MacDonaldWriter · Director
- Oxley HughanProducer
- Geoffrey ScottProducer
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1967
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 13m
- Genres
- Documentary
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