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Geoffrey Peter Murphy ONZM (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) [1] 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 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).
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).
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...
The late Geoff Murphy (1938-2018) was one of New Zealand’s top filmmakers, although you wouldn’t be able to tell that from his Hollywood output. The films he made in his native land include classics like UTU and THE QUIET EARTH, whereas his Hollywood productions, such as UNDER SEIGE 2 and FORTRESS 2, rank at the opposite end of the spectrum.
Birthday: Jun 13, 1946. Birthplace: New Zealand. A leading if somewhat uneven figure among the glories of New Zealand cinema who made his mark in the 1980s, director-writer-producer Murphy became...
Geoff Murphy was a successful New Zealand filmmaker best-known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s.
