Canterbury is a Hundred

Canterbury is a Hundred

1950
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Overview

The film 'Canterbury is One Hundred' was produced by the National Film Unit in 1950 to celebrate the region's centennial. Written and directed by Oxley Hughan, it emphasises the bucolic agricultural productivity of the Canterbury region, particularly through the lambing and wheat-growing industries. Life in Canterbury's cities is presented as people 'taking pleasure in their neat gardens and comfortable wooden houses', in contrast to the rustic huts built by the early settlers a century earlier. The film is also a poignant tribute to Christchurch's celebrated Neo-Gothic architecture, much of which was destroyed following the February 2011 earthquake.

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

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

Keywords

new zealand christchurch archive footage centennial, new zealand history documentary short canterbury, new zealand archive

Quick Facts

Release Date January 1, 1950
Status Released
Language EN
Website Visit Site

Cast

Don Donaldson
Don Donaldson

Narrator

Key Crew

Oxley Hughan
Director
Oxley Hughan
Writer
Cyril J. Morton
Producer