17 Jun 1937
King Solomon's Mines
White hunter Allan Quartermain and his enigmatic guide help a young Irish woman locate her missing father in unexplored Darkest Africa.
River Queen
An intimate story set during the 1860s in which a young Irish woman Sarah and her family find themselves on both sides of the turbulent wars between British and Maori during the British colonization of New Zealand.
Top Billed Cast
Samantha Morton Sarah O'Brien
Kiefer Sutherland Doyle
Cliff Curtis Wiremu
Stephen Rea Francis
Temuera Morrison Te Kai Po
Wi Kuki Kaa Old Rangi
Anton Lesser Baine
Mark Ruka Hone
Barry Te Hira Te Kai Po Lead Warrior
Rawiri Pene Boy
Mikaila Hutchinson Young Sarah
Tyson Reweti Tommy Boy
Grayson Putu Young Wiremu
Nathan Passfield Boy (7 years)
Laura Coyte Douglas Theresa
Julie Ranginui Old Puhi
Noa Campbell Kura
Brandon Lakshman Timoti
Warwick Morehu Te Kai Po Lead Warrior
Thomas Kiwi Te Kai Po Lead Warrior
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