The Quiet Earth

Name: The Quiet Earth
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1985-09-08
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Anzac Wallace, Pete Smith, Tom Hyde

The End of the World is Just the Beginning

The Quiet Earth (1985)

Timing: 1:31 (91 min)

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Release date

1985-09-08

Country

New Zealand

Production

Cinepro, Mr. Yellowbeard Productions Limited & Company, Pillsbury Films

Genre

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Budget

$1 000 000

Box office

$2 123 135

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Director

Geoff Murphy

Actors

Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Anzac Wallace, Pete Smith, Tom Hyde, Norman Fletcher
All actors and roles (6)

Scenario

Bill Baer, Bruno Lawrence

Producer

Sam Pillsbury, Don Reynolds

Camera operator

James Bartle

Composer

John Charles

Artist

Josephine Ford

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Editing

Michael Horton
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Short description

After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.

What's left behind the scenes

The plot of Craig Harrison's book, which served as the basis for the film adaptation, revolves around a time loop situation where everything begins and ends at 6:12 AM. In the film, Bruno Lawrence's character throws a clock at a radio in a fit of rage. The broken clock still shows the same time – 6:12 AM.
This film was nominated for 8 New Zealand Film and Television Awards and won all eight categories.
The first science fiction film ever produced in New Zealand.