Michael Forlong

Michael Forlong

Michael Forlong (1912–2000) was a New Zealand writer, producer and director. He worked for the New Zealand National Film Unit before moving to England. After managing to introduce drama and dance into his post WWII films for the National Film Unit, filmmaker Michael Forlong spent the remainder of his career directing features in Europe. In 1972 he returned to New Zealand to shoot children's tale Rangi's Catch, discovering actor Temuera Morrison in the process. Born in Whanganui on 20 March 1912, Forlong was brought up largely by his mother. Forlong was an announcer on Wellington radio station 2ZB when he was drafted to write the script for an ambitious Government film, marking New Zealand’s 1940 centennial. Originally running at roughly 53 minutes, One Hundred Crowded Years mixed Waitangi re-enactments with modern day doco footage. Ultimately the filmwould win its biggest audiences from school groups. Forlong also worked on at least three other films for the NZ Government, before serving in WWII. In 1944 Forlong joined recently created Government filmmaking body the National Film Unit, where he began writing and editing for NFU newsreel Weekly Review. Forlong would go on to direct (plus usually write and edit) an impressive tally of 25 plus films at the Unit. With few exceptions, filmmaking commissioned for the NZ Government had long been based mainly around newsreels and promotional films. Though Forlong worked on his fair share of Weekly Review newsreels, a number of his more noteworthy films incorporated dramatic elements.

  • Title: Michael Forlong
  • Popularity: 0.717
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1912-03-20
  • Place of Birth: Wanganui, New Zealand
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Michael Forlong Movies

  • 2011
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    After Ever After: Or Numbers on a Napkin

    After Ever After: Or Numbers on a Napkin

    1 2011 HD

    Heartbreak is tough, but the healing of a man's heart is a story rarely told.

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  • 1969
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    Look at Life: Saturday Special

    Look at Life: Saturday Special

    1 1969 HD

    Behind the scenes with the Children's Film Foundation, including the making of Lionheart.

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  • 1950
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    Journey for Three

    Journey for Three

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Journey for Three

    Journey for Three

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1950
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    Journey for Three

    Journey for Three

    1 1950 HD

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  • 1954
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    Suicide Mission

    Suicide Mission

    6.7 1954 HD

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  • 1968
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    Lionheart

    Lionheart

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1968
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    Lionheart

    Lionheart

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1954
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    Suicide Mission

    Suicide Mission

    6.7 1954 HD

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  • 1972
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    Rangi's Catch

    Rangi's Catch

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Rangi's Catch

    Rangi's Catch

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1951
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    Aroha: A Story of the Māori People

    Aroha: A Story of the Māori People

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1951
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    Aroha: A Story of the Māori People

    Aroha: A Story of the Māori People

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1961
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    The Green Helmet

    The Green Helmet

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1940
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    One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film

    One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film

    6 1940 HD

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  • 1962
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    Stork Talk

    Stork Talk

    1 1962 HD

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  • 1958
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    Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    6.7 1958 HD

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  • 1951
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    Aroha: A Story of the Māori People

    Aroha: A Story of the Māori People

    1 1951 HD

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  • 1964
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    Plantage Tamarinde

    Plantage Tamarinde

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1975
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    Hijack!

    Hijack!

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1968
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    Lionheart

    Lionheart

    6 1968 HD

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  • 1980
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    High Rise Donkey

    High Rise Donkey

    1 1980 HD

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  • 1970
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    Wake Up to Wool

    Wake Up to Wool

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1972
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    Raising the Roof

    Raising the Roof

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Rangi's Catch

    Rangi's Catch

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Jet Boat

    Jet Boat

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Packed in the Boot

    Packed in the Boot

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Caught at Sea

    Caught at Sea

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Escaped Convicts

    Escaped Convicts

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Escape and Capture

    Escape and Capture

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Terror in the Caves

    Terror in the Caves

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Mysterious Campers

    The Mysterious Campers

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1956
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    Safari

    Safari

    5.6 1956 HD

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