Geoff Murphy
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 13 Jun 1946
- Died
- 3 Dec 2018 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Geoff Murphy was a successful New Zealand filmmaker best-known for his work during the renaissance of New Zealand cinema that began in the last half of the 1970s.
He directed a string of big-budget Hollywood features during the 1990s, before returning to New Zealand as second unit director on all three movies of The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He has also worked as a scriptwriter, assistant director, special effects man, schoolteacher and trumpet player.
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Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring200187Pop Score out of 100
Dante's Peak199753Pop Score out of 100
xXx: State of the Union200541Pop Score out of 100
Under Siege 2: Dark Territory199554Pop Score out of 100
The Quiet Earth198569Pop Score out of 100
Young Guns II199056Pop Score out of 100
Freejack199247Pop Score out of 100
Fortress 2200052Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- 2005xXx: State of the UnionSecond Unit Director
- 2004SpookedScreenplay · Director
- 2004The Land Has EyesPost Production Supervisor
- 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingSecond Unit Director
- 2000Race Against TimeDirector
- 2000Fortress 2