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In director Geoff Murphy's cult sci-fi feature a global energy project has malfunctioned and scientist Zac Hobson (Bruno Lawrence) awakes to find himself the only living being left on earth. At first he lives out his fantasies, helping himself to cars and clothes, before the implications of being 'man alone' sink in, along with his own culpability in the disaster. As this awareness sends him to the brink of madness, he discovers two other survivors. One of them is a woman. Los Angeles Daily News gushed: “quite simply the best science-fiction film of the 80s”.
The Quiet Earth was New Zealand's first big screen foray into the sci-fi genre. Made fairly soon after the nation proudly declared itself nuclear-free, the story concerns a global energy project which goes horribly wrong, and wipes out ...
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Short Film, 1972 (Full Length)
A 1972 doco on atomic scientist Ernest Rutherford
Television, 1987 (Full Length)
The Quiet Earth features in this survey of NZ film
Television, 1981 (Full Length Episode)
More classic kiwi sci-fi
Short Film, 1965 (Full Length)
Early film experiment for Bruno and director Murphy
1987 Listener GOFTA Film and Television Awards
Best Film
Best Director: Geoff Murphy
Best Screenplay Adaptation: Bill Baer, Sam Pillsbury & Bruno Lawrence
Best Male Performance: Bruno Lawrence
Best Male Performance in a Supporting Role: Pete Smith
Best Cinematography: James Bartle
Best Editing: Michael Horton
Best Production Design: Josephine Ford
1986 Madrid Film Festival
Best Director: Geoff Murphy
1986 Fanta Festival (Fantasy Film Festival, Italy)
Best Direction: Geoff Murphy
Best Actor: Bruno Lawrence
1986 Tashkent Film Festival (ex Soviet Union)
Special Jury Prize for Peace
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Sam B
Posted at 04.23PM - 10.02.2011
This is an amazing film that I watching many years ago. It's one of those iconic films that continues to resonate long after it was screened. The thought of being the last person on Earth - it still sends shivers down my spine. And I thought Bruno was perfectly cast for that role. This film was so well made I thought it was an American production. I'm glad to be corrected on that score!