Michael Forlong (1912–2000) was a New Zealand writer, producer and director. He worked for the New Zealand National Film Unit before moving to England.1 From the 1970s onwards, he tended to make feature films for children.
Select credits
- One Hundred Crowded Years (1940) – writer
- Bitter Springs (1950) – assistant director
- Suicide Mission (1954) – director, producer, writer
- Odongo (1956) – second unit director
- Safari (1956) – second unit director
- Alexander the Great (1956) – second unit director
- Dunkirk (1958) – associate producer
- The Green Helmet (1961) – director
- Over the Odds (1961) – director
- Stork Talk (1962) – director
- Tamahine (1963) – associate producer
- Plantage Tamarinde (1964) – director
- Lionheart (1968) – director, producer, writer
- A Car For All Reasons, Range Rover Promotional Video (1971) – producer
- Raising the Roof (1972) – director, writer
- Close to the Wind (1972) (short) – director, producer, writer
- Project 1233 (1972) (short) – director
- Rangi's Catch (1973) – producer
- Hijack! (1975) – director, producer, writer
- High Rise Donkey (1980) – director
References
References
- John O’Shea, ‘A Charmed Life: Fragments of Memory..and Extracts from Conversations’ in Film in Aotearoa New Zealand. Editors Jonathan Dennis and Jan Bieringa (Wellington: Victoria University Press, Second Edition 1996)
External links
External links
- Michael Forlong at IMDb
- Biography at NZ On screen
- Michael Forlong at BFI
- Michael Forlong at Letterbox DVD