Vigil (film)

Vigil

Directed by	Vincent Ward
Produced by	John Maynard
Written by	Vincent Ward Graeme Tetley
Starring	Penelope Stewart
Cinematography	Alun Bollinger
Editing by	Simon Reece
Release date(s)	May, 1984
Running time	86 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Vigil is a 1984 New Zealand drama film directed by Vincent Ward. It was entered into the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.^[1]

The film was awarded three awards at the 1986 National Mutual GOFTA Awards: Best Cinematography (Alun Bollinger), Best Original Screenplay (Vincent Ward), and Best Production Design (Kai Hawkins).

Cast

Penelope Stewart - Elizabeth Peers
Frank Whitten - Ethan Ruir
Bill Kerr - Birdie
Fiona Kay - Lisa Peers (Toss)
Gordon Shields - Justin Peers

References

^ "Festival de Cannes: Vigil". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/1189/year/1984.html. Retrieved 2009-06-23. , being the first NZ film selected for competition at Cannes

External links

Films directed by Vincent Ward

1980s	Vigil (1984) The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988)

1990s	Map of the Human Heart (1993) What Dreams May Come (1998)

2000s	River Queen (2005) Rain of the Children (2008)

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