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Geoffrey Peter Murphy ONZM (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s.
Geoff Murphy (1938-2018) was a filmmaker who worked on The Quiet Earth, Dante's Peak and The Lord of the Rings. He also acted in Blerta, Wild Man and Dagg Day Afternoon.
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- Wellington, New Zealand
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- Wellington, New Zealand
Geoff Murphy was born on 12 October 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a director and actor, known for The Quiet Earth (1985), Dante's Peak (1997) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He was married to Merata Mita, Pat Robins and Diane Kearns.
- October 12, 1938
- December 3, 2018
Dec 3, 2018 · Geoff Murphy , a leading figure in the New Zealand movie industry in the 1970s and ’80s who also helmed such Hollywood fare as Young Guns II and Freejack and was second-unit director on The Lord...
Dec 3, 2018 · Kiwi filmmaker Geoff Murphy has died. He helmed such films as Young Guns II and Freejack and was second-unit director on The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Acclaimed Kiwi film director Geoff Murphy has died at 80 years old. In this piece, first published in 2013, film writer and critic Dominic Corry takes in Murphy's works, and his contribution...
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Acclaimed Kiwi film director Geoff Murphy has died. Murphy, 80, was a leading figure in the fledgling New Zealand film industry in the 1970s - directing classic films including 1981's Goodbye...
