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MONEY
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Shot for just $1.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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The Quiet Earth
"The End of the World is Just the Beginning"
1985 1h 31m EN
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6.7
SOLID
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75%
FRESH
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6.7
IMDB
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6.7TMDB Β· 665π
75%Rotten Tomatoesβ
6.7IMDB Β· 28,831
DramaScience FictionThriller
Synopsis
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After a top-secret experiment misfires, a scientist may be the only man left alive in the world.
βThe End of the World is Just the Beginningβ
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Bruno Lawrence
Zac Hobson
Alison Routledge
Joanne
Anzac Wallace
Api's Mate
Pete Smith
Api
Tom Hyde
Scientist
Norman Fletcher
Perrin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Geoff Murphy
- Writers
- Bill Baer, Bruno Lawrence, Sam Pillsbury
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- New Zealand
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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41 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Geoff Murphy, shot by James Bartle. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by John Charles. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Michael Horton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Bruno Lawrence and Alison Routledge and Anzac Wallace carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The End of the World is Just the Beginning".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0089869 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Geoff Murphy directs. James Bartle behind the camera. John Charles scores. Michael Horton cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in New Zealand. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $1.0M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 241 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Directed by Geoff Murphy, shot by James Bartle. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by John Charles. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Michael Horton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Bruno Lawrence and Alison Routledge and Anzac Wallace carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The End of the World is Just the Beginning".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0089869 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 18 themes, including "research", "government", "experiment", "based on novel or book".
- 10Released under 15 different titles around the world.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- James Bartle
- Original score
- John Charles
- Editing
- Michael Horton
- Production design
- Josephine Ford
- Costume design
- Michael Kane
- Makeup / hair
- Jill Mills
- Runtime
- 91 min Β· 1h 31m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 75% π Fresh
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 Β· 28,831 votes
- MPAA
- R
- US box office
- $2,123,135
Awards
10 wins & 1 nomination total
Also by
Geoff Murphy
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames β open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- Dr Nostromoβ 6/10
63/100 A man wakes up to find that everyone else has disappeared. This interesting, New Zealand film, follows this man's personal journey, as well as the few others he meets, making it a fairly good and enjoyable character study. It's also quite dated in the respect that we've seen so many variations on the story by now that are so much better, this is sort of bland. I can understand its cult following and some are going to love this film. I found it good, and the reason they're alone was unique, it just wasn't particularly my cup of tea. -- DrNostromo.com
Production companies
Who made it
- CI
Cinepro
BR
- MR
Mr. Yellowbeard Productions Limited & Company
- PI
Pillsbury Films
Key crew
- NovelCraig Harrison
- ProducerSam Pillsbury
- EditorMichael Horton
- ProducerDon Reynolds
- Set DesignerKim Sinclair
- Sound MixerChris Burt
- Sound EditorFinola Dwyer
- Sound RecordistHammond Peek
- Sound RecordistMike Westgate
- Sound MixerGethin Creagh
- Sound EditorJohn McKay
- Special Effects CoordinatorKen Durey
- Sound MixerMartin Oswin
- Production DesignJosephine Ford
- Special Effects SupervisorKen Durey
- Costume DesignMichael Kane
- Third Assistant DirectorSue Turtill
- Makeup ArtistJill Mills
- Art DirectionRick Kofoed
- SoundJohn Van Der Ryden
- GafferBrett Mills
- HairstylistJill Mills
- Special EffectsPhil Addenbrook
- StuntsRay Wilson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- research
- government
- experiment
- based on novel or book
- bomb
- sun
- post-apocalyptic future
- earth
- alone
- laboratory
- disappearance
- disaster
- apocalypse
- explosion
- trust
- curious
- meditative
- intimate
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1985-10-18R
Also known as
International titles
- Sessiz DΓΌnyaTR
- Stille Erde - ein GedankenexperimentDE
- Terra TranquilaBR
- Q - The Quiet EarthDK
- Γnico supervivienteES
- Huomisen tuskaFI
- Le dernier survivantFR
- A nΓ©ptelen FΓΆldHU
- Csendes FΓΆldHU
- La terra silenziosaIT
- Tiha ZemljaRS
- Den tysta jordenSE
- The Quiet Earth - Huomisen tuskaFI
- The Quiet Earth - Das letzte ExperimentDE
- ΞΞ΅ΟΞ¬ ΟΞ·Ξ½ ΞΟΟμΡνη ΞΞΟΞ±GR
