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Savage Islands
Film (Excerpts) – 1983
He's a scoundrel … A hero … A lover of danger and the last of the adventurers … This is the story of Bully Hayes!– The film’s 1984 VHS tagline
That project [Savage Islands] is still recognised as having launched many young film technicians' careers here in New Zealand.– Weta FX founder Richard Taylor, commenting on the film on the occasion of producer Lloyd Phillips’ death, 28 Jan 2013
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