Cast & creator
Geoff Murphy
Best known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Magnificent Seven, Dante's Peak
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. He directed a string of big-budget Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second unit director on all three movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He has also worked as a scriptwriter, assistant director, special effects man, schoolteacher and trumpet player. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoff Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Geoff Murhphy
48
film credits
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television credits
9
1965–2005 · acting roles
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Filmography (50)
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Second Unit Director
2001
The Magnificent Seven
Director
1998
Dante's Peak
Associate Producer
1997Dante's Peak
Second Unit
1997
xXx: State of the Union
Second Unit Director
2005
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
Director
1995
Young Guns II
Director
1990
The Quiet Earth
Director
1985
Freejack
Director
1992
The Last Outlaw
Special Effects
1980
Fortress 2
Director
2000
Don't Look Back
Director
1996
The Last Outlaw
Director
1993
Blind Side
Director
1993
Race Against Time
Director
2000
Red King, White Knight
Director
1989
Sleeping Dogs
Special Effects
1978
Never Say Die
Jack
1988Never Say Die
Producer
1988Never Say Die
Director
1988Never Say Die
Screenplay
1988
The Land Has Eyes
Post Production Supervisor
2004
Goodbye Pork Pie
Author
1981Goodbye Pork Pie
Director
1981Goodbye Pork Pie
Producer
1981
Utu
Wagon Driver
1983Utu
Director
1983Utu
Writer
1983Utu
Producer
1983
Uenuku
Director
1974
A State of Siege
Assistant Director
1978
Mauri
Mr Semmens
1988Mauri
First Assistant Director
1988Mauri
Associate Producer
1988
Dagg Day Afternoon
Man in the Street
1977Dagg Day Afternoon
Writer
1977Dagg Day Afternoon
Director
1977
Mr. Wrong
Screenplay
1986
Spooked
Screenplay
2004Spooked
Director
2004
Wild Man
Printer
1977Wild Man
Writer
1977Wild Man
Director
1977
Cowboys of Culture
Self
1990
Hurry Hurry Faster Faster
1965Hurry Hurry Faster Faster
Writer
1965Hurry Hurry Faster Faster
Director
1965
Making Utu
Self
1983Kaleidoscope
Subject
1987Tank Busters
Director
1970