Rewi's Last Stand

Rewi's Last Stand (1940)

If men can die, the women and children can die also.

  • Genre: Drama, War, History
  • Release Date: 1940-03-31
  • User Rating: 4/10 from 1 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 3min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Frontier Films
  • Production Country: New Zealand
  • Director: Rudall Hayward
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Summary

Star-crossed lovers, Robert and Ariana, are caught up in the New Zealand wars of the 1860s. Ariana is claimed by the Maniapoto people as one of their own and, despite Robert's chivalrous defence, is taken by them and must help them prepare for war. Robert likewise must do his patriotic duty and enlists to fight on the other side. He volunteers to ride despatch, thinking it may give him an opportunity to see Ariana again, which it does, but their joy is short-lived; Maniapoto women fight beside their men, and furthermore she is a Rangitira (noble) and will not let her people down. The climax is the siege of Oraku Pa where 300 Maori hold off 2000 troops for three days. The Maniapoto are defeated, but Ariana, although wounded, survives to be reunited with Robert.

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  • Leo Pilcher

    as Robert Beaumont
  • Ramai Te Miha

    as Ariana
  • Henare Toka

    as Tama Te Heu Heu
  • Stanley Knight

    as Corporal Ben Horton
  • John Gordon

    as Brigadier Generl Carey
  • A.J.C. Fisher

    as Sir George Grey
  • Peter Hutt

    as A.D.C. to Grey
  • Colonel J.D. Swan

    as General Cameron
  • Bernard Britain

    as Captain Jackson
  • Raureti Te Huia

    as Rewi Maniapoto
  • Mr. C.S. Wood

    as Rev. John Morgan
  • Phoebe Clarke

    as Mrs. Morgan
Writing Rudall Hayward Screenplay
Crew Edwin Coubray Cinematography
Directing Rudall Hayward Director
Sound Jack Baxendale Sound Designer
Editing Rudall Hayward Editor
Sound Alfred Hill Original Music Composer

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