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RUNTIME
Did you know
At 400 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
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"1838 - The British are about to meet their match... in love and war."
1999 6h 40m EN
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★9.0TMDB · 1
Synopsis
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A majestic tale of drama, love, mystery and the clashing of cultures in early 1800's New Zealand.
“1838 - The British are about to meet their match... in love and war.”
Cast
Simone Kessell
Marama
Matthew Rhys
Sam Markham
Richard Coyle
Sir Geoffrey Halford
George Henare
Chief Te Manahau
Andy Anderson
Lamont
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Chris Bailey
- Writers
- Greg McGee, Dean Parker, Stephen Lowe
- Countries
- New Zealand
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Chris Bailey directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in New Zealand.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1At 400 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
- 227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Simone Kessell and Matthew Rhys and Richard Coyle carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "1838 - The British are about to meet their match... in love and war.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0211809 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 400 min · 6h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Chris Bailey
Production companies
Who made it
NZ on Air
NZ
- TA
Tainui Corporation
- BE
Beyond Distribution Pty. Ltd.
- CO
Communicado Productions
NZ
Key crew
- Associate ProducerDon Selwyn
- ProducerRobin Scholes
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1999-06-15
