This Auckland

This Auckland

1967
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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

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies
New Zealand National Film Unit
Production Countries
New Zealand
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1967
Status Released
Language EN

Cast

Hugh MacDonald
Hugh MacDonald

Narrator

Key Crew

Oxley Hughan
Producer
Hugh MacDonald
Writer
Hugh MacDonald
Director
Geoffrey Scott
Producer