River Queen (2005)


River Queen
Release Date12 September 2005
TaglineWith darkness all around, only the heart can see.
GenreAction, Adventure, Drama
CountryNew Zealand
UK
Filming LocationsManganuioteao River, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
LanguageEnglish, Maori
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPeriod Film
ThemesPolitical Unrest, Culture Clash
TagsIrish [nationality], Land War, Maori, New Zealand

River Queen is a 2005 New Zealand film directed by Vincent Ward and starring Samantha Morton, Kiefer Sutherland and Cliff Curtis. The film opened to mixed reviews but performed well at the local box-office.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Sarah O'Brien

Wiremu

Te Kai Po

Anton Lesser
Baine

Francis

Old Rangi

Hone

Tyson Reweti
Tommy Boy

Grayson Putu
Young Wiremu

Nathan Passfield
Boy Years

Laura Coyte Douglas
Theresa

Julie Ranginui
Old Puhi

Brandon Lakshman
Timoti

Barry Te Hira
Te Kai Po Lead Warrior

Warwick Morehu
Te Kai Po Lead Warrior

Thomas Kiwi
Te Kai Po Lead Warrior

Bill Pene
Te Kai Po Elder

Tangamoko

Nancy Ngaiwaiwera Turanga
Te Manawanui

Glen Drake
Young Recruit

Poipoia Te Taonga Poa
Hoki Mai

Stephen Reweti
Tattooed Kupapa

John Katipa
Interrogating Kupapa

Adam Gardiner
Baine's Lieutenant

Surgeon

Hone Te Pania
Maori Tribal Chief

Maori Tribal Chief's Wife

Liston Rua
Boy years

Elly Brindle
Girl

Director

Vincent Ward
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Writer

Vincent Ward
,

Toa Fraser

Producer

Chris Auty
producer

Geoff Dixon
executive producer

Trishia Downie
line producer

Richard Fletcher
co-producer

Mark Hotchin
executive producer

Carol Hughes
line producer

Neil Peplow
executive producer

Don Reynolds
producer

Tainui Stephens
co-producer

James D. Stern
executive producer

Eric Watson (Producer)
executive producer

Original Music

Karl Jenkins
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Cinematographer

Alun Bollinger
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Editor

Ewa J. Lind
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Casting Director

Celestia Fox
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Diana Rowan
-

Production Designer

Rick Kofoed
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Art Director

Shayne Radford
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Costume Designer

Barbara Darragh
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Makeup Department

Katherine Brown
special makeup effects artist

Tracey Henton
makeup artist: background

Veronique Keys
prosthetics supervisor

Catherine Maguire
makeup artist

Antony McMullen
prosthetics and special makeup effects

Jess Reedy
prosthetic makeup artist

Linda Wall
makeup designer

Production Manager

Richard Lloyd
post-production supervisor

Karla Rodgers
production manager

Jane Sullivan
production manager

Tiare Tomaszewski
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Jen Butcher
first assistant director: second unit

Neil Cervin
second unit photography

Naomi Enfield
second assistant director

Robyn Grace
second assistant director: second unit

Paul Grinder
second unit director

Terri Kilmartin
first assistant director: second unit

James Manttan
third assistant director

Amand Weaver
third assistant director

Chris Webb
first assistant director

Art Department

Kate Highfield
art department manager

Troy Stephens
head scenic artist

Sound Department

Nick Baldock
assistant sound editor

Peter Baldock
supervising sound editor

Antony Brown
assistant sound editor

Paul Cotterell
sound re-recording mixer

Rick Dunford
adr editor

Michael Feinberg
supervising dialogue editor

Adele Fletcher
assistant sound editor

Richard Flynn
sound mixer

Vedat Kiyici
adr assistant engineer

Christian Koefoed
sound effects editor

Graham Morris
production sound mixer

Thomas Paisley
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Carlos Sotolongo
adr mixer

Hugo Tichborne
boom operator

Richard Todman
adr editor

Jack Whittaker
foley editor

Special Effects

Karl Chisholm
special effects coordinator

Dagan Jurd
special effects technician

Phil McLaren
special effects technician

Sharon Ninness
special effects technician

Paul Verrall
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Cheryl Bainum
executive producer: HATCH

Lee Clappison
online film editor

Deak Ferrand
senior matte painter/designer: HATCH

William Foxwell
DI scanning/recording operator: Lip Sync Post

Scott Goulding
digital lab operator

Katja Hollmann
digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post

Katy Lemon
digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post

Alasdair MacCuish
senior producer: Lipsync Post

Adrian Oostergetel
visual effects

George Port
visual effects supervisor

Angela Rose
visual effects

Abigail Scollay
digital compositor

Mark Edwards
visual effects coordinator

Stunts

Justin B. Carter
stunt performer

Jonathan Costelloe
stunt performer

Augie Davis
stunt coordinator

Mana Hira Davis
stunts

Shane Dawson
stunts

Peter Dillon
stunts

Steve Drage
stunts

Winham Hammond
stunts

Isaac Hamon
stunts

Thomas Kiwi
stunts

Antonio Marsh
stunts

Tim McLachlan
stunts

Duncan McNaughton
stunts

Ken Mutton
stunts

stunts

Steve Reinsfield
stunts

Vincent Roxburgh
stunts

Karen Thompson
stunt double: Miss Morton

Min Windle
stunts

Tim Wong
assistant stunt coordinator

Robert Young
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Adam Clark
camera operator

Richard Elworthy
clapper loader

Roger Feenstra
first assistant camera

Kirsty Griffin
still photographer

Hamish McIntyre
key grip

Ruru Reedy
electrician

David Shope
second assistant camera

Peter Thompson
aerial cinematographer

Joshua H. Trager
electrician

Dion Anderson
lighting technician

Casting Department

Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting

Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting

Riwia Fox
casting assistant

Alex Johnson
casting assistant

Katya Wilson
casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bob Buck
background costume designer

Janelle Hope
costume manager

James Rogers
costume ager/dyer

Hannah St. John
costume stand-by assistant

Editorial Department

Mark Burton
assistant editor

Guy Ducker
assistant editor

Stuart Fyvie
digital colorist

Lisa Jordan
post-production coordinator

Kevin Phelan
head of post-production: Lip Sync Post

Jon Rush
telecine colourist: dailies

Jon Thompson
post-production consultant

Simon Ward
telecine assistant

Mark Wright
negative cutter

Music Department

Rupert Christie
music programmer, music mixing engineer

Peter Clarke
music editor

Stuart Morton
assistant music editor

Maggie Rodford
music supervisor: Air-Edel

Alison Wright
music supervisor: Air-Edel

Transportation Department

Paul Rhodes
driver: cast

Other Crew

Melanie Brunt
production coordinator

Bruce Cairns
military consultant

Jared Connon
location manager

Kristian Eek
assistant: director

Gina Hallas
production accountant

Kerrin Jackson
prosthetic artist

Kely Lyons
script editor

Sue May
unit publicist

Mihi Morehu
unit assistant

Niccola Sanderson
production coordinator

Sarah Tichenor
assistant accountant

Ceyda Torun
production coordinator: UK

Amy Wallace
assistant to producers

Joan Washington
dialect coach: Samantha Morton

Production Company

Silverscreen Films
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Film Consortium, The
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Endgame Entertainment
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Film Consortium
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Invicta Capital
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New Zealand Film Commission
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New Zealand Film Production Fund
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UK Film Council
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Distributor

Acteurs Auteurs Associés (AAA)

Capelight Pictures

Future Film

Genius Products
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Midget Entertainment

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Works UK Distribution, The

Works, The

Special Effects

Hatch Production

Lip Sync Post
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PRPVFX Limited
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Miscellaneous

Hyperactive Broadcast
editing equipment

Art4noise
sound post-production

Cutting Edge
negative cutting

Lip Sync Post
sound re-recording, titles and opticals, 35 mm digital intermediate, ADR recording

Malde & Co.
auditors

Soho Images
film laboratory services

Stunt Associates
Stunt Equipment






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