Geoff Murphy
Directing·June 13, 1946·† December 3, 2018 — 72 years old·Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
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.
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2005xXx: State of the UnionSecond Unit Director2004SpookedScreenplay · Director2004The Land Has EyesPost Production Supervisor2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingSecond Unit Director2000Race Against TimeDirector2000Fortress 2Director1998The Magnificent SevenTVDirector1997Dante's PeakAssociate Producer · Second Unit1996Don't Look BackDirector1995Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryDirector1993The Last OutlawDirector1993Blind SideDirector1992FreejackDirector1990Young Guns IIDirector1990Cowboys of CultureSelf1989Red King, White KnightDirector1988Never Say DieJack · Producer · Director · Screenplay1988MauriMr Semmens · First Assistant Director · Associate Producer1987KaleidoscopeSubject1986Mr. WrongScreenplay1985The Quiet EarthDirector1984UtuWagon Driver · Director · Writer · Producer1983Making UtuSelf1981Goodbye Pork PieAuthor · Director · Producer1980The Last OutlawTVSpecial Effects1978A State of SiegeAssistant Director1977Sleeping DogsSpecial Effects1977Wild ManPrinter · Writer · Director1977Dagg Day AfternoonMan in the Street · Writer · Director1974UenukuDirector1970Tank BustersDirector1965Hurry Hurry Faster FasterWriter · Director