Feature1997·53m·7.2

Forgotten Silver

ComedyTV Movie

The life story of Colin McKenzie, a forgotten pioneer of international cinema who was born in rural New Zealand in 1888.

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Cast

Jeffrey Thomas

Narrator (voice)

Peter Jackson

Self

Costa Botes

Self

Beatrice Ashton

Hannah McKenzie

Leonard Maltin

Self

Harvey Weinstein

Self

Sam Neill

Self

Johnny Morris

Self

John O'Shea

Self

Sarah McLeod

May Belle (uncredited)

Charlie McClellan

Soldier Firing Machine Gun in Gallipolli (uncredited)

Thomas Robins

Colin McKenzie (uncredited)

Richard Taylor

First Aviator (uncredited)

Davina Whitehouse

Self (uncredited)

Peter Corrigan

Stan the Man

Details

Status: Released
Original language: English
Languages: English
Budget: $650,000
Revenue: —
Age rating: —
Quality: 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production: WingNut FilmsNew Zealand Film CommissionNZ on Air

Crew

Director

Peter Jackson

Writers

Peter Jackson, Costa Botes

Alun Bollinger

Director of Photography

Eric De Beus

Editor

David Donaldson

Original Music Composer

Michael Horton

Editor

Gallery

Reviews

deepkino

9/14/2025

7.0

One of the most important directors of our time, Peter Jackson's extremely high-quality and must-see production! It starts at a high level and continues that way. The narrator's voice and tone are very fitting and captivating for the overall atmosphere. The humorous parts are very pleasant and placed in just the right dose. The hoax was quite successful in New Zealand because the fabricated film looked convincingly like an almost hundred-year-old, nearly destroyed film—so you can't really blame people for buying it.