The Seekers ( Land of Fury )

The Seekers (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Land of Fury
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
87 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1954 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ken Annakin

Written By:
William Fairchild
John Guthrie

Actors:
Jack Hawkins ..... Phillip Wayne
Glynis Johns ..... Marion Southey
Noel Purcell ..... Paddy Clarke
Inia Te Wiata ..... Hongi Tepe
Kenneth Williams ..... Peter Wishart
Laya Raki ..... Moana
Patrick Warbrick ..... Awarua
Tony Erstich ..... Bangiruru
Eddie Baker ..... Toroa
Maharaia Winiata ..... Hongi Tepe's Father
Thomas Heathcote ..... Sergeant Paul
Norman Mitchell ..... Grayson
James Copeland ..... Mackay
Francis De Wolff ..... Captain Bryce
Henry Gilbert ..... Aspiti Tohunga

Synopsis:

Land of Fury is an austere 'western' set in New Zealand during the 1820s. The epic-proportioned storyline involves a group of British pioneers seeking a new life in Down Under. Sailor Jack Hawkins and his wife Glynis Johns are the central characters, struggling to impose their British sense of order upon their primitive surroundings. Hostilities between native tribes and greedy settlers lead to a tragic, but not unexpected climax. Land of Fury was originally released in Great Britain as The Seekers.

In 1821, a British sailing ship, the Becket, anchors on the New Zealand coast. Philip Wayne (Hawkins) and Paddy Clarke (Purcell), respectively First Mate and Bos'un, land to explore. They discover a Māori burial cave, but are captured by the local tribe. Accused of sacrilege, they manage to impress the tribesmen enough to be offered a trial by challenge, which Wayne succeeds in. The Māori chief, Hongi Tepe (Inia Te Wiata) is impressed enough to adopt Wayne, and allot him a portion of land. The sailors return to the ship. Back home, they are set up by the corrupt Captain Bryce on charges of smuggling contraband and arrested. Found guilty, they manage to pay the heavy fine. Wayne, now married to Marion, returns to New Zealand with Clarke to start a colony. A village grows slowly and a tenuous peace is established with the local Maori, although some remain hostile. Marion starts teaching English, and also Bible classes. The Becket returns and Wayne confronts Bryce, who is found to be smuggling shrunken heads of dead Maori captives into Britain as potentially profitable 'souvenirs'. News later arrives by the six-monthly ship that Wayne has been appointed a Justice of the Peace, and also that he and Clarke have been exonerated by a court of appeal.

Wishart, a new arrival, accidentally shoots a Maori warrior dead. Wayne's determination to dispense justice is put to the test. Two of the tribes declare a peace treaty with each other, but another tribe prepares for war against the colonists. War breaks out, and the colonists are forced to defend themselves. Initially victorious because of their modern weaponry, the colonists find themselves under siege. Eventually, the Maori overrun them and all colonists are killed. The sole survivor is Richard, Marion and Philip's young baby, who is found and adopted by Hongi Tepe, who had come to their aid.

The Seekers (released in the United States as Land of Fury) is a 1954 British adventure film produced by the Rank Organisation and directed by Ken Annakin.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 13 May, 2008.

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