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Rewi's Last Stand

Rewi's Last Stand

If men can die, the women and children can die also.
Mar 31, 1940 1h 3m
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Synopsis

Star-crossed lovers, Robert and Ariana, are caught up in the New Zealand wars of the 1860s. Ariana is claimed by the Maniapoto people as one of their own and, despite Robert's chivalrous defence, is taken by them and must help them prepare for war. Robert likewise must do his patriotic duty and enlists to fight on the other side. He volunteers to ride despatch, thinking it may give him an opportunity to see Ariana again, which it does, but their joy is short-lived; Maniapoto women fight beside their men, and furthermore she is a Rangitira (noble) and will not let her people down. The climax is the siege of Oraku Pa where 300 Maori hold off 2000 troops for three days. The Maniapoto are defeated, but Ariana, although wounded, survives to be reunited with Robert.

Title Rewi's Last Stand
Companies Frontier Films
Countries New Zealand
Keywords maori, british colonialism
Leo Pilcher

Leo Pilcher

Robert Beaumont
Henare Toka

Henare Toka

Tama Te Heu Heu
Stanley Knight

Stanley Knight

Corporal Ben Horton
John Gordon

John Gordon

Brigadier Generl Carey
A.J.C. Fisher

A.J.C. Fisher

Sir George Grey
Peter Hutt

Peter Hutt

A.D.C. to Grey
Colonel J.D. Swan

Colonel J.D. Swan

General Cameron
Bernard Britain

Bernard Britain

Captain Jackson
Raureti Te Huia

Raureti Te Huia

Rewi Maniapoto
Mr. C.S. Wood

Mr. C.S. Wood

Rev. John Morgan
Phoebe Clarke

Phoebe Clarke

Mrs. Morgan