Rewi's Last Stand

Rewi's Last Stand

🎞️ Movie 112 min NZ
โ˜… 5.6 /10 1940

If Men Can Die, The Women And Children Can Die Also.

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.

Cast

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Bernard Britain
Captain Jackson
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Phoebe Clarke
Mrs. Morgan
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A.J.C. Fisher
Sir George Grey
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John Gordon
Brigadier General Carey
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Ramai Hayward
Ariana
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Rud Peterson
Pat Madigan
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Leo Pilcher
Robert Beaumont
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Colonel J.D. Swan
General Cameron
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C.S. Wood
Rev. John Morgan
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Alfred Hill
Composer
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Edwin Coubray
Cinematographer
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Rudall Hayward
Cinematographer
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Jay McCarthy
Cinematographer