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Forgotten Silver

1997·Comedy·53m
7.1
★
The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.
Directed by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes
new zealand
interview
satire
spanish civil war (1936-39)
mockumentary
descent into madness
photograph
director
filmmaking
faked footage
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Cast

Jeffrey Thomas
Jeffrey Thomas
Narrator (voice)
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Self
Costa Botes
Costa Botes
Self
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Self
Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein
Self
Sam Neill
Sam Neill
Self
Sarah McLeod
Sarah McLeod
May Belle (uncredited)
Thomas Robins
Thomas Robins
Colin McKenzie (uncredited)
Richard Taylor
Richard Taylor
First Aviator (uncredited)

Crew

Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Director
Costa Botes
Costa Botes
Director
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Writer
Costa Botes
Costa Botes
Writer
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Executive Producer
Jamie Selkirk
Jamie Selkirk
Executive Producer
Nancy Schreiber
Nancy Schreiber
Camera Operator
Matt Aitken
Matt Aitken
Digital Effects Producer
Fran Walsh
Fran Walsh
Script Supervisor
Gerry Vasbenter
Gerry Vasbenter
Cinematography

Popular Reviews

23 reviews
Maia
5.0★ · 03/20/26
Forgotten Silver
had me in the first half Peter
had me in the first half Peter
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paula
paulaPRO
6.0★ · 02/03/26
Forgotten Silver
no me apetece ver esto pero bueno, no está mal. fanfiction sobre el cine supongo
no me apetece ver esto pero bueno, no está mal. fanfiction sobre el cine supongo
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Diego Ibañez
Diego Ibañez
7.0★ · 10/26/25
Forgotten Silver
Eres tan guay Peter Jackson
Eres tan guay Peter Jackson
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Dhon
Dhon
10.0★ · 07/23/25
Forgotten Silver
There was one point in the middle there where I was thinking:
'There's no way'
And yeah, there's no way.
There was one point in the middle there where I was thinking:
'There's no way'
And yeah, there's no way.
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Bimbo
Bimbo
6.0★ · 05/07/25
Forgotten Silver
Me when I lie
Me when I lie
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