The Rainbow Warrior (film)
| The Rainbow Warrior | |
|---|---|
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| Written by | Martin Copeland Scott Busby |
| Directed by | Michael Tuchner |
| Starring | Jon Voight Sam Neill Lucy Lawless Kerry Fox |
| Music by | Paul Buckmaster Steve Tyrell |
| Country of origin | New Zealand United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bonny Dore Greg Strangis |
| Producer | Sam Strangis |
| Production location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Cinematography | Warrick Attewell |
| Editor | Noel Rogers |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company | Bony Dore Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 24 May 1993 |
The Rainbow Warrior (sometimes called The Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior) is a 1993 made-for-television drama film directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Jon Voight and Sam Neill.
Plot summary[]
The film is based on the true story of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior, which was sunk in Waitematā Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand on 10 July 1985 by French DGSE operatives, when it was preparing for a Pacific voyage to protest against French nuclear testing. The film chronicles the police investigation to discover what happened to the ship and who was responsible.[1]
Cast[]
- Jon Voight as Peter Willcox
- Sam Neill as Alan Galbraith
- Bruno Lawrence as Terry Batchelor
- Kerry Fox as Andrea Joyce
- John Callen as David Lange
- as
- Tony Barry as Greenpeace activist
- Peter Hambleton as Maury Whitham
- as Bert White
- as Eddie
- Stig Eldred as Steve Sawyer
- Lucy Lawless as Jane Redmond
- as Amy
- Alison Bruce as Leslie Holbrook
- Mark Ferguson as Detective Neil Morris
- as Fernando Pereira
- as Bruno Ullman
- as Detective Robin Borrie
- as Constable Adam Kelly
- Donogh Rees as Lab supervisor
- as Doctor Nicolas Legrange
- Bruce Allpress as Hec Crene
- Ken Blackburn as Gerard Curry
- as Rongelap man
- Martyn Sanderson as Uncle Emile
- as Andre Florian
- as Antoine Riverol
- Simon Prast as Louis Deschamps
- as Pierre Duval
- as Ouvea crewman #2
- as Ouevea crewman #1
- Peter Hayden as Captain
- as Bartender
- John Sumner as Judge
- as Police specialist
- Eru Potaka Dewes as Maori speaker
- Nicholas Rogers as Logger #1
- as Logger #2
- Nigel Godfrey as Yachtsman
- as Watchman #1
- Tim Cronin as Watchman #2
- as Greenpeace man
- Rachel Watkins as Newman's clerk
- as French reporter
- as Airline representative
- Stephen Hall as French naval officer
- as Police diver
- as Secretary
See also[]
- The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy, miniseries
- Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
- Rainbow Warrior Case (international law)
- List of films about nuclear issues
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- 1993 television films
- 1993 drama films
- 1993 films
- English-language films
- New Zealand films
- Films directed by Michael Tuchner
- Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior
- Films about activists
- New Zealand drama films
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