The Te Kooti Trail (1927)

Directed by

Rudall Hayward

Genre

silent film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This silent film from 1927 tells the story of Te Kooti, a New Zealand historical figure. It was based on a newspaper serial and is considered the country's first docudrama.

silenthistoricaldramaticseriousstagednarrativeeducationalold-fashioned

What happens

The Te Kooti Trail is a 1927 New Zealand historic drama film about Te Kooti, based on a newspaper serial written by Frank Bodle. This silent film is described as New Zealand's first docudrama and was created by husband and wife team Rudall and Hilda Hayward. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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