Rewi's Last Stand
1925 film
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Rewi's Last Stand is the title of two feature films written and directed by pioneering New Zealand filmmaker Rudall Hayward: a 1925 silent movie, and a 1940 remake with sound. They are historical dramas, based on the last stand of Rewi Maniapoto at the Battle of Ōrākau.[1]
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- Charles Alexis
- Nola Casselli
- Wightman McCombe
- 30 July 1925
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| Directed by | Rudall Hayward |
| Written by | Rudall Hayward |
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| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Hayward believed that New Zealand's history offered material as dramatic as any Hollywood western. He set out to make films involving conflicts between Māori and Pākehā "while there were still people alive" who remembered the period accurately.[2]
1940 Remake
| Rewi's Last Stand | |
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| Directed by | Rudall Hayward |
| Written by | Rudall Hayward |
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| Distributed by | Frontier Films Ltd |
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Running time | 64 min |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
In 1940 Rudall Hayward remade his second feature on a more ambitious scale, this time with sound. He cast his future wife Ramai Hayward in the romantic lead.
The 1940 remake was released in a shortened version in the United Kingdom, as The Last Stand. The shortened version is the only one surviving.[3]
