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Geoffrey Peter Murphy ONZM (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s.
Geoff Murphy (1938-2018) was a filmmaker who worked on The Quiet Earth, Dante's Peak and The Lord of the Rings. He also acted in Blerta, Wild Man and Dagg Day Afternoon.
Geoffrey Peter Murphy ONZM (12 Oktober 1938 – 3 Disember 2018) ialah seorang pengarah dan penerbit filem dari New Zealand. Beliau antara pembikin filem paling berpengaruh di New Zealand melalui beberapa karyanya yang turut menghidupkan semula minat orang New Zealand terhadap seni wayang tempatan sana.
Geoff Murphy was born on 12 October 1938 in Wellington, New Zealand. He was a director and actor, known for The Quiet Earth (1985), Dante's Peak (1997) and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995). He was married to Merata Mita, Pat Robins and Diane Kearns.
Geoffrey Peter Murphy, born 12 October 1938, died 3 December 2018. He made second-rate Hollywood films for money with the comfort of knowing he was responsible for landmarks in Kiwi film.
Acclaimed Kiwi film director Geoff Murphy has died. Murphy, 80, was a leading figure in the fledgling New Zealand film industry in the 1970s - directing classic films including 1981's Goodbye...
Overview. Geoff Murphy was the teacher and trumpet player who got New Zealand yelling in the movie aisles. After boning up on filmmaking while touring on the Blerta bus, Murphy turned out a triple punch of local classics: 1981 blockbuster Goodbye Pork Pie, historical epic Utu and last man on earth tale The Quiet Earth.
