The General Grant ... Where It Isn't

In 1866 the General Grant sank off the remote subantarctic Auckland Islands, with 2576 ounces of gold on board. In 2000 two kina divers and a one-legged tractor driver headed south on a quixotic quest for the buried treasure. The unlikely lads reckon they know where the booty is (despite it eluding 15+ previous search efforts). Their mission turns out to be rugged, illegal, and possibly clueless (as their homespun theories are tested), but that doesn't deter the spirit of the adventurers. First time filmmaker Samuel Richards came along for the fool's gold ride.

There is plenty that conveys the peculiar Kiwi sensibility of stubborn optimism in the face of failure.

– Olivia Kember in a 31 January 2004 Listener article on the film

Key Cast & Crew

Tarx Morrison

Camera

Samuel Richards

Director, Producer, Editor

Gavin Newton

Producer

Amanda Louise Barnes

Production Manager

Mr X

Subject

Terry Sutherland

Subject