THE SEEKERS aka LAND OF FURY British Three Sheet Movie poster NEW ZEALAND Cinema

 

Original British Three sheet Movie Poster approx 41" x 81" folded as issued (see scan), very good – fine unused condition, minor cross point separation and fold wear.
Artwork from a design by Eric Pulford.

 

The Seekers aka Land of Fury (1954)

Directed by Ken Annakin.

With Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Noel Purcell, Inia Te Wiata

In 1821,British seaman Phillip Wayne sets foot on New Zealand where he befriends a Maori tribe and their chief,Hongi Tepe.The chief takes a liking to Wayne and invites him to come back to settle.On his return to England, Wayne's captain asks him to bring ashore a chest full of silk,possibly without being detected by the Customs agents.When Customs agents stop Wayne and search his chest they discover beneath the silks two shrunken heads of Maori warriors.Wayne realizes too late that his captain is involved in trafficking native shrunken heads that can fetch high prices on the illegal market in England.Arrested and condemned for the smuggling of this type of illegal artifact Wayne is banned from working as a seaman and he is fined. At this stage Wayne decides to marry his fiancée Marion and to return to New Zealand to settle there.He brings with him a handful of settlers but coexistence with the savage,cannibal,warlike Maori won't be easy.

 

 

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