Directing
Community Rating
5.9
1 Ratist review
Born
June 13, 1946
Died
December 3, 2018 (age 72)
Born in
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Geoff Murphy, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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as Second Unit Director
2005
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Spooked
as Director, Screenplay
2004
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The Land Has Eyes
as Post Production Supervisor
2004
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Second Unit Director
2001
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Race Against Time
as Director
2000
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Fortress 2
as Director
2000
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The Magnificent Seven
as Director
1998
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Dante's Peak
as Associate Producer, Second Unit
1997
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Don't Look Back
as Director
1996
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Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
as Director
1995
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The Last Outlaw
as Director
1993
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Blind Side
as Director
1993
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Freejack
as Director
1992
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Young Guns II
as Director
1990
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Cowboys of Culture
as Self
1990
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Red King, White Knight
as Director
1989
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Never Say Die
as Jack, Producer, Screenplay, Director
1988
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Mauri
as Mr Semmens, Associate Producer, First Assistant Director
1988
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Kaleidoscope
as Subject
1987
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Mr. Wrong
as Screenplay
1986
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