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Zilch!

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Zilch!
Directed byRichard Riddiford
Written byJonathan Dowling
Richard Riddiford
Produced byAmanda Hocquard
StarringMichael Mizrahi
Lucy Sheehan
John Watson
CinematographyMurray Milne
Edited byChris Todd
Music byChris Knox
Production
companies
Park Avenue Productions
Vardex Group
New Zealand Film Commission
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

Zilch! is a 1989 New Zealand thriller, directed by Richard Riddiford.[1][2][3][4]

Synopsis

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A man (Sam) overhears a phone call about corruption and blackmail in the bidding for the construction of an Auckland cross harbour tunnel.[2][4]

Cast

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  • Michael Mizrahi as Sam
  • Lucy Sheehan as Anna
  • John Watson as Curtis
  • Eddie Campbell as Tony
  • Peter Tait as Eric
  • Roy Billing as Gary Hyde
  • William Bullock as Harbour Commissioner
  • Sylvia Rands as Melissa
  • Andy Anderson as Lawyer
  • Louise Graham as Amber
  • Peter Stevens as Todd
  • Frank Whitten as Engineer
  • Lee Grant as Cara
  • Brenda Kendall as Tolls Supervisor
  • Marie Adams
  • Stefan Segadin
  • Anna Cahill
  • Catriona Caird
  • Eva Radich
  • Michael Josey as Policeman

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland ; Melbourne ; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. ^ a b "Zilch!". NZ On Screen. 1989.
  3. ^ "Zilch (1989)". British Film Institute. 1989. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Zilch!". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1990.
  5. ^ "Zilch! review". Auckland Star. 1 March 1990.
  6. ^ McDonnell, Brian (2007). On reflection : New Zealand film reviews from North & South, 1986-1993. London: Kakapo Books. ISBN 9780955756405.
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