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Lee Tamahori

Director | Second Unit or Assistant Director | Sound Department

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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 ... read full biography

Known for Once Were Warriors (1994), The Edge (1997), Next (2007), Die Another Day (2002)

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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

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Awards

11 wins & 3 nominations

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Filmography Edit

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57 titles

Projects in Development (1 title)	Budget	Status
The Marriott Cell Director Director See fewer		Script

Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
Emperor Director Director See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (31 titles)	Budget	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
The Patriarch (2016) Director Director See fewer			$915K
The Devil's Double (2011) Director Director See fewer	€15MM	$1.4MM	$5.7MM
While She Was Out (2008) The Film Makers Would Like To Thank The Film Makers Would Like To Thank See fewer	$6MM		$498K
Next (2007) Director Director See fewer	$70MM	$18MM	$77MM
xXx: State of the Union (2005) Director Director See fewer	$60MM	$27MM	$71MM
Inside 'Die Another Day' (2003) (Video) - Himself, Special Thanks Himself, Special Thanks See fewer
Die Another Day (2002) Director Director See fewer	$142MM	$161MM	$432MM
Along Came a Spider (2001) Director Director See fewer	$60MM	$74MM	$105MM
Me and Will (1999) Attendant Attendant See fewer
The Edge (1997) Director Director See fewer		$28MM	$43MM
Mulholland Falls (1996) Director Director See fewer	$29MM	$12MM	$12MM
Once Were Warriors (1994) Director Director See fewer		$1.6MM	$1.6MM
Thunderbox (1989) (Short) - Director Director See fewer
Bridge to Nowhere (1986) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
The Silent One (1985) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
The Quiet Earth (1985) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer	$1MM	$2.1MM	$2.1MM
Came a Hot Friday (1985) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer		$9K
Among the Cinders (1984) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Wild Horses (1984) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Trespasses (1984) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Utu (1983) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer
Savage Islands (1983) First Assistant Director (second unit) First Assistant Director (second unit) See fewer		$2MM	$2MM
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) First Assistant Director First Assistant Director See fewer		$2.3MM	$2.3MM
Carry Me Back (1982) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer
Battletruck (1982) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer	NZD 1MM	$3MM
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer	$6MM
Bad Blood (1981) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer
Goodbye Pork Pie (1980) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer
Middle Age Spread (1979) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer
Sons for the Return Home (1979) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer
Skin Deep (1978) Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer

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Past Television (4 titles)	Episodes
The Sopranos (2000) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2000) Director (1 episode, 2000) See fewer Toodle-Fucking-Oo (Jan 30, 2000) Season 2, Episode 3 - Director Director See fewer	1
The Ray Bradbury Theater (1990–1992) (TV Series) - Director (3 episodes, 1990) Director (3 episodes, 1990) See fewer Silent Towns (Oct 10, 1992) Season 6, Episode 9 - Director Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	3
The Governor (1977) (TV Mini-series) - Boom Operator Boom Operator See fewer
Two Rivers Meet/Te Tutakinga O Nga Awa E Rua (1977) (TV Movie) - Assistant Camera Assistant Camera See fewer

Self (20 titles)	Gross (US & Canada)	Worldwide
Directing The Warriors (2018) (Short) - Himself Himself See fewer
Double Down with Dominic Cooper (2011) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
True Crime Family (2011) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Biography (2007) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2007) Himself (1 episode, 2007) See fewer Anthony Hopkins (Jul 11, 2007) Himself Himself See fewer
Location Scouting with Peter Lamont: Die Another Day (2006) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Just Another Day (2006) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
The British Touch: Bond Arrives in London (2006) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
The Tem Show (2005) (TV Series) - Himself (1 episode, 2005) Himself (1 episode, 2005) See fewer Episode #1.2 (2005) Season 1, Episode 2 - Himself Himself See fewer
Tell Them Who You Are (2004) Himself Himself See fewer	$39K	$47K
James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
MTV Movie Special: Die Another Day (2002) (TV Special) - Himself Himself See fewer
Shaken and Stirred on Ice (2002) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (2002) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen (2002) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (2002) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer
The Bond Essentials (2002) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
The Making of 'Along Came a Spider' (2001) (Video) - Himself (uncredited) Himself (uncredited) See fewer
The Edge: Featurette (1997) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
The Edge: Soundbites (1997) (Video) - Himself Himself See fewer
Making Utu (1983) (TV Movie) - Himself Himself See fewer