| The Last Tattoo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Reid |
| Written by | Keith Aberdein |
| Produced by | Neville Carson Bill Gavin |
| Starring | Kerry Fox Tony Goldwyn Robert Loggia John Bach Rod Steiger |
| Cinematography | John Blick |
| Edited by | John Scott |
| Music by | John Charles |
Production company | Plumb Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
The Last Tattoo is a 1994 feature film set in World War II, Wellington, New Zealand.[1] [2][3]
Plot
While tracking down cases of venereal disease associated with a local prostitute, Kelly Towne, a public health nurse, meets U.S. Marine Captain Michael Starwood, who is investigating the murder of one of the U.S. servicemen who have been on leave from their nearby camp during World War II.[2]
Cast
- Katie Wolfe as Rose Mitchell
- Desmond Kelly as Monty McGurr
- Mark Raffety as Johnny O'Rourke
- John Bach as Austin Leech
- Kerry Fox as Kelly Towne
- Jacqui McPherson as Simpson's Maid
- Elizabeth Hawthorne as Henrietta Simpson
- Peter Daube as U.S. Airman
- Emily Perkins as Girl on Balcony
- Donna Akersten as Mrs. Monaghan
- Danielle Cormack as Molly
- Stella Reid as Molly's Daughter
- Joanne Mildenhall as Woman in Towel
- Michelle Huirama as Grace Raukawa
- Tony Goldwyn as Capt. Michael Starwood
- Peter Hambleton as Peter Davis
- Eddie Campbell as Union Clerk
- Tony Barry as James Patrick Carroll
- Rod Steiger as Gen. Frank Zane
- Robert Loggia as Cmdr. Conrad Dart
- Jaime Robertson as Staff Officer
- William Kircher as Gibbon
- Tim Balme as Jim Mitchell
- Martyn Sanderson as Ralph Simpson
- Theresa Healey as Cora Bell
- Silvio Famularo as Parliamentary Waiter
- Stephen Tozer as Henry Dykes
- Michael Robinson as Marine Guard #1
- Brett Tompkins as Marine Guard #2
- Stelios Yiakmis as Navy Driver
- Don Selwyn as Bill Davin
- Joe Conway as Navy Gateman
- Jed Brophy as Furlough Guard
- Mick Rose as Garage Supervisor
- Harry Silver as Billy
- Jonathon Hendry as MP Sergeant
- Bruce Tegart as Arresting Officer
- Todd Rippon as Marine Sergeant
- Matthew Chamberlain as Helmsman
- Hilary Halba as Committee Woman
- Robyn Malcolm as Working Girl
- Sarah McLeod as Boarding House Woman
- Glenn Shaw as U.S. Airman
- Ben Fransham as Dancing Sailor
- Merenia Gray as Dancing Woman
Reviews
- 1995 featured in New Zealand's contribution to the British Film Institute's Century of Cinema series - Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill.[4]
- 1994 Cinema Papers New Zealand Supplement.[3]
- 1994 Variety review.[5]
References
- ↑ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2023. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
- 1 2 "The Last Tattoo". NZ On Screen. 1994. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- 1 2 Murray, Scott (April 1994). "A Short History of Film in New Zealand 1977-1994". (Issuu pp 61,65,81). No. 97–98. Cinema Papers New Zealand Supplement. pp. 15, 19, 35. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ↑ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ↑ Stratton, David (6 June 1994). "The Last Tattoo". Variety. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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