Lee Tamahori

Lee Tamahori

1950-04-22 Wellington, New Zealand 26 Credits

Biography

Warren Lee Tamahori (born 17 June 1950) is a New Zealand filmmaker. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Tamahori, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Emperor

Emperor

2026

Director

Directing

XVI Century. Action epic about young Johanna "Of Ghent", who seeks revenge on the holy Roman Emperor Charles V for the death of her father. It happens...

The Convert

The Convert

2024

Director, Screenplay

6.1
Directing Writing

Munro, a soldier turned lay preacher, comes to New Zealand to minister to the first British colonists, but he is converted by the powerful chief Maian...

Mahana

Mahana

2016

Director

6.6
Directing

1960s, East Coast of New Zealand. Two Māori sheep-shearing families, the Mahanas and the Poatas, are longstanding enemies and commercial rivals. 14-ye...

Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?

Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?

2014

as Self

7.1
Acting

It's been 20 years snce Once Were Warriors was made. Julian Arahanga aka 'Nig' takes us on a journey to meet the cast and see where they are now.

The Devil's Double

The Devil's Double

2011

Director

6.7
Directing

A chilling vision of the House of Saddam Hussein comes to life through the eyes of the man who was forced to become the double of Hussein's sadistic s...

While She Was Out

While She Was Out

2008

Thanks

5.5

Della Myers, a suburban housewife, lives with her twin children and her abusive husband, Kenneth. On Christmas Eve, she drives to the local mall to bu...

Next

Next

2007

Director

6.1
Directing

Las Vegas showroom magician Cris Johnson has a secret which torments him: he can see a few minutes into the future. Sick of the examinations he underw...

The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London

2006

5.0
Acting

Documentary short that covers the airplane sequence in the James Bond movie Die Another Day (2002) and its filming at Heathrow Airport.

xXx: State of the Union

xXx: State of the Union

2005

Director

5.1
Directing

Darius Stone's criminal record and extreme sports obsession make him the perfect candidate to be the newest XXX agent. He must save the U.S. governmen...

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

Die Another Day: From Script to Screen

2002

as Self

6.5
Acting

A documentary about Die Another Day.

Die Another Day

Die Another Day

2002

Director

6.0
Directing

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an internatio...

Shaken and Stirred on Ice

2002

as Self

5.5
Acting

A documentary about Die Another Day.

Along Came a Spider

Along Came a Spider

2001

Director

6.3
Directing

After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the pea...

The Edge

The Edge

1997

Director

6.8
Directing

The plane carrying wealthy Charles Morse crashes down in the Alaskan wilderness. Together with the two other passengers, photographer Robert and assis...

Mulholland Falls

Mulholland Falls

1996

Director

6.0
Directing

In 1950s Los Angeles, a special crime squad of the LAPD investigates the murder of a young woman.

At Sundance

At Sundance

1995

as Self

5.5
Acting

A group portrait of filmmakers attend the 1995 Sundance Film Festival. Featuring Matthew Harrison, Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Todd Haynes, Greg A...

Once Were Warriors

Once Were Warriors

1994

Director

7.4
Directing

A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together duri...

Thunderbox

Thunderbox

1989

Director

Directing

Expelled from school for repeating one of his father's very down-to-earth philosophies in an English lesson, Thunderbox Jnr finds himself in the workf...

The Quiet Earth

The Quiet Earth

1985

First Assistant Director

6.6
Directing

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

Among the Cinders

Among the Cinders

1984

First Assistant Director

5.8
Directing

A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will ...

Utu

Utu

1984

First Assistant Director

7.0
Directing

In New Zealand in the 1860s the native Māori people fought the British colonials to keep the land guaranteed to them by treaty. The warrior Te Wheke f...

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

1983

First Assistant Director

7.3
Directing

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel Joh...

Making Utu

Making Utu

1983

as Self

Acting

Making of documentary on the set of New Zealand's first epic Utu (1983), working with little money and dealing respectfully with matters of cultural p...

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981

Boom Operator

5.8

In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follow...

Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' Union

1981

Additional Sound Re-Recordist

Delegates and workers discuss the issues that effect the Timberworkers’ Union, the reasons for the formation of the Combined Council of Timber Workers...

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Beyond Reasonable Doubt

1980

Boom Operator

6.5

A docu-drama covering one of the most famous cases in New Zealand history, the murder of Harvey and Jeanette Crewe in 1970.