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Lee Tamahori

Director | Second Unit or Assistant Director | Sound Department

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KNOWN FOR: Once Were Warriors (1994) | The Edge (1997) | Next (2007)
AWARDS: 11 wins & 3 nominations More »

BORN: Apr 22, 1950 (age 68)

KNOWN FOR: Once Were Warriors (1994) | The Edge (1997) | Next (2007)
AWARDS: 11 wins & 3 nominations More »

BORN: Apr 22, 1950 (age 68)

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Still of Lee Tamahori and Morgan Freeman in Along Came a Spider

Lee Tamahori, Nick Nolte and Chazz Palminteri in Mulholland Falls

Lee Tamahori, Nick Nolte, Lili Fini Zanuck and Richard D. Zanuck in Mulholland Falls

Lee Tamahori and Nick Nolte in Mulholland Falls

Lee Tamahori and Nicolas Cage in Next

Lee Tamahori in Next

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Projects in Development (2 titles)YEARBUDGETSTATUS

The Marriott Cell – Director Director Less Script
Tip Top Taj Mahal – Director Director Less 2019 Pre-Prod

Past Film & Video (32 titles)YEARBUDGETUS Gross / WORLDWIDE

Emperor – Director Director Less 2018
The Patriarch – Director Director Less 2016
The Devil's Double – Director Director Less 2011 €15MM $1.4MM / —
While She Was Out – The Film Makers Would Like To Thank The Film Makers Would Like To Thank Less 2008 $6MM
Next – Director Director Less 2007 $70MM $18MM / $77MM
xXx: State of the Union – Director Director Less 2005 $60MM $27MM / $71MM
Inside 'Die Another Day' (Video) – Himself, Special Thanks Himself, Special Thanks Less 2003
Die Another Day – Director Director Less 2002 $142MM $161MM / $432MM
Along Came a Spider – Director Director Less 2001 $60MM $74MM / $105MM
Me and Will – Attendant Attendant Less 1999
The Edge – Director Director Less 1997 $28MM / $6.3MM
Mulholland Falls – Director Director Less 1996 $29MM $12MM / —
Once Were Warriors – Director Director Less 1994 $2.2MM / —
Thunderbox (Short) – Director Director Less 1989
Bridge to Nowhere – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1986
The Silent One – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1985
The Quiet Earth – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1985 $1MM $2.1MM / —
Came a Hot Friday – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1985 $9K / —
Among the Cinders – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1984
Utu – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1984
Wild Horses – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1984
Trespasses – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1984
Savage Islands – First Assistant Director (second unit) First Assistant Director (second unit) Less 1983 $2MM / —
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence – First Assistant Director First Assistant Director Less 1983 $2.3MM / —
Carry Me Back – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1982
Battletruck – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1982 NZD 1MM $3MM / —
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1981 $6MM
Bad Blood – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1981
Goodbye Pork Pie – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1980
Middle Age Spread – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1979
Sons for the Return Home – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1979
Skin Deep – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1978

Past Television (4 titles)YEAREPISODE COUNT

The Sopranos (TV Series) – Director (1 episode, 2000) Director (1 episode, 2000) Less 2000 1
- Toodle-Fucking-Oo (Jan 30, 2000) – Director Director Less
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The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) – Director (3 episodes, 1990) Director (3 episodes, 1990) Less 1990–1992 3
- Silent Towns (Oct 10, 1992) – Director Director Less
- The Long Rain (Sep 19, 1992) – Director Director Less
- Usher II (Aug 17, 1990) – Director Director Less
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The Governor (TV Mini-series) – Boom Operator Boom Operator Less 1977
Two Rivers Meet/Te Tutakinga O Nga Awa E Rua (TV Movie) – Assistant Camera Assistant Camera Less 1977

Self (17 titles)YEARBUDGETUS Gross / WORLDWIDE

Directing The Warriors (Short) – Himself Himself Less 2018
Double Down with Dominic Cooper (Video) – Himself Himself Less 2011
True Crime Family (Video) – Himself Himself Less 2011
Biography (TV Series) – Himself (1 episode, 2007) Himself (1 episode, 2007) Less 2007
- Anthony Hopkins (Jul 11, 2007) – Himself Himself Less
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Location Scouting with Peter Lamont: Die Another Day (Video) – Himself Himself Less 2006
Just Another Day (TV Special) – Himself Himself Less 2006
The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London (Video) – Himself Himself Less 2006
The Tem Show (TV Series) – Himself (1 episode, 2005) Himself (1 episode, 2005) Less 2005
- Episode #1.2 (2005) – Himself Himself Less
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Tell Them Who You Are – Himself Himself Less 2004 $39K / —
James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (TV Movie) – Himself Himself Less 2002
MTV Movie Special: Die Another Day (TV Special) – Himself Himself Less 2002
Shaken and Stirred on Ice (Video) – Himself Himself Less 2002
Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (TV Movie) – Himself Himself Less 2002
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (Video) – Himself Himself Less 2002
Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (TV Movie) – Himself Himself Less 2002
The Bond Essentials (Video) – Himself Himself Less 2002
The Making of 'Along Came a Spider' (Video) – Himself (uncredited) Himself (uncredited) Less 2001

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BORN IN: Wellington, New Zealand
BIOGRAPHY: Beginning as a commercial artist and photographer, he joined the New Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became an assistant director a decade later. Making international award-winning commercials for 10 years, he has also directed several TV series. His first feature ...

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News (365)

Rosamund Pike Doesn’t Think There Should Be a Female James Bond

Apr 11, 2018 3:41 AM, -05:00 | Screen Rant
Sam Mendes and company: Ranking the 007 directors

Mar 12, 2018 11:22 AM, -05:00 | Hollywoodnews.com
Blu-ray Review – Once Were Warriors (1994)

Feb 20, 2018 7:00 PM, -05:00 | Flickeringmyth
Win Once Were Warriors on Blu-ray

Feb 9, 2018 4:00 AM, -05:00 | The Cultural Post

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