Michael Forlong (1912–2000) was a New Zealand writer, producer and director. He worked for the New Zealand National Film Unit before moving to England.John O’Shea, ‘A Charmed Life: Fragments of Memory..and Extracts from Conversations’ in Film in Aotearoa New Zealand. Editors Jonathan Dennis and Jan Bieringa (Wellington: Victoria University Press, Second Edition 1996) From the 1970s onwards, he tended to make feature films for children.
Select credits One Hundred Crowded Years (1940) – writer Bitter Springs (1950) – assistant director Suicide Mission (1954) – director, producer, writer Odongo (1956) – second unit director Safari (1956) – second unit director Alexander the Great (1956) – second unit director Dunkirk (1958) – associate producer The Green Helmet (1961) – director Over the Odds (1961) – director Stork Talk (1962) – director Tamahine (1963) – associate producer (1964) – director Lionheart (1968) – director, producer, writer A Car For All Reasons, Range Rover Promotional Video (1971) – producer Raising the Roof (1972) – director, writer Close to the Wind (1972) (short) – director, producer, writer Project 1233 (1972) (short) – director Rangi's Catch (1973) – producer Hijack! (1975) – director, producer, writer High Rise Donkey (1980) – director
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External links Michael Forlong at IMDb Biography at NZ On screen Michael Forlong at BFI Michael Forlong at Letterbox DVD