FILM DIRECTOR

Geoff Murphy

1938 - 2018

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Geoffrey Peter Murphy (12 October 1938 – 3 December 2018) was a New Zealand filmmaker, producer, director, and screenwriter best known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the second half of the 1970s. His second feature Goodbye Pork Pie (1981) was the first New Zealand film to win major commercial success on its soil. Murphy directed several Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second-unit director on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Murphy was also a scriptwriter, special effects technician, schoolteacher and trumpet player at different times. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Geoff Murphy is the 1,483rd most popular film director (down from 1,377th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 80th in 2019) and the 9th most popular New Zealander Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Geoff Murphy ranks 1,483 out of 2,041. Before him are Zaza Urushadze, Mick Garris, James Young, Terence Davies, Lesli Linka Glatter, and Lucien Hubbard. After him are Gabriele Muccino, Hossein Shahabi, Haifaa al-Mansour, Giorgio Capitani, Dinara Asanova, and Julius J. Epstein.

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Among people born in 1938, Geoff Murphy ranks 554. Before him are Dietrich Stobbe, Yevgeni Mayorov, Marjatta Kajosmaa, Neil Abercrombie, Paul Bartel, and Peter Jennings. After him are Hoyt Axton, Eleanor Bron, Lester Bird, Jean Taillandier, Lorraine Crapp, and Rolando Serrano. Among people deceased in 2018, Geoff Murphy ranks 496. Before him are Maurane, Randy Weston, Stanley Anderson, Ray Thomas, James Dunbar, and Rafael Amador. After him are Alberto Dines, Marielle Franco, Jānis Bojārs, Igor Korobov, Danny Kirwan, and Rim Banna.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Geoff Murphy ranks 109 out of 303. Before him are Chris Lewis (1957), Mike Moore (1949), Bill English (1961), Catherine Tizard (1931), Neroli Fairhall (1944), and Melanie Lynskey (1977). After him are Graeme Revell (1955), Philippa Boyens (2000), Keith Park (1892), Tony Hurt (1946), Peter Hambleton (1960), and Liam Lawson (2002).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In New Zealand

Among film directors born in New Zealand, Geoff Murphy ranks 9. Before him are Martin Campbell (1943), Andrew Niccol (1964), Fran Walsh (1959), Rupert Julian (1879), Lee Tamahori (1950), and Andrew Adamson (1966). After him are Niki Caro (1967), and Andrew Dominik (1967).

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