The Last Tattoo
The Last Tattoo is a 1994 feature film set in World War II, Wellington, New Zealand.[1] [2][3]
| 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 |
Production company | Plumb Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 min. |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Plot
During World War II Wellington, New Zealand has U.S. servicemen mingling with the local female population. In such circumstances Kelly Towne, a public health nurse, has got the task of tracking down venereal diseases. She meets U.S. Marine Captain Michael Starwood who is investigating the murder of a U.S. marine.[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
- "The Last Tattoo". NZ On Screen. 1994. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- 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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