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Warren Lee Tamahori (/ ˌ t ɑː m ə ˈ h ɔː r i /; born 17 June 1950) is a New Zealand film director. He is known for directing the films Once Were Warriors (1994), Along Came a Spider (2001) and Die Another Day (2002).
Lee Tamahori is a New Zealand director known for Once Were Warriors, The Edge, xXx: State of the Union, and Die Another Day. He started as a commercial artist and photographer, and became an assistant director in the 1980s.
- January 1, 1
- 1 min
- Wellington, New Zealand
The Convert, director Lee Tamahori's latest historical epic, takes us on a journey to 1830s New Zealand, a land simmering with tribal tensions on the precipice of British colonisation. We meet Munro (Guy Pearce), a disillusioned former soldier turned lay preacher who arrives at a fledgeling British settlement.
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- Action, Drama
- Lee Tamahori
- 2024-07-12
Learn about the life and career of Lee Tamahori, a New Zealand director of films such as Once Were Warriors, The Edge, and Die Another Day. Find out his family background, awards, trivia, and quotes.
Jun 14, 2024 · Thirty years after breaking through with his debut feature Once Were Warriors, Lee Tamahori has made The Convert, a film that completes a trilogy he always intended to make – without knowing exactly what it would be about. Warriors catapulted him into Hollywood, a step that, then aged in his mid-40s, he was more than ready to take.
Learn about the life and career of Lee Tamahori, a director of acclaimed films such as Once Were Warriors, Die Another Day and The Devil's Double. Explore his biography, screenography, awards and photos on NZ On Screen.
Lee Tamahori. Highest Rated: 93% Once Were Warriors (1994) Lowest Rated: 17% XXX: State of the Union (2005) Birthday: Jun 17, 1950. Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand.
