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Lee Tamahori

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Sound Department
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Lee Tamahori at an event for The Devil's Double (2011)
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Beginning as a commercial artist and photographer, he joined the New Zealand film industry in the late 1970s as a boom operator. He became an assistant director a decade later. Making international award-winning commercials for 10 years, he has also directed several TV series. His first feature film, L'âme des guerriers (1994), won the PEN First Book Award.
BornApril 22, 1950
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BornApril 22, 1950
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      • 11 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Julian Arahanga, Temuera Morrison, and Rena Owen in L'âme des guerriers (1994)
    L'âme des guerriers
    7.9
    • Director
    • 1994
    Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin in À couteaux tirés (1997)
    À couteaux tirés
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1997
    Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and Jessica Biel in Next (2007)
    Next
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2007
    xXx²: The Next Level (2005)
    xXx²: The Next Level
    4.5
    • Director
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Director



    • Charles V
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2026



    • The Convert (2023)
      The Convert
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2023
    • David Costabile, Jeffrey DeMunn, Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Corey Stoll, Kelly AuCoin, Maggie Siff, Asia Kate Dillon, and Dola Rashad in Billions (2016)
      Billions
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Nancy Brunning and Temuera Morrison in Le Patriarche (2016)
      Le Patriarche
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Dominic Cooper in The Devil's Double (2011)
      The Devil's Double
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Nicolas Cage, Julianne Moore, and Jessica Biel in Next (2007)
      Next
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2007
    • xXx²: The Next Level (2005)
      xXx²: The Next Level
      4.5
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry in Meurs un autre jour (2002)
      Meurs un autre jour
      6.1
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2002
    • Morgan Freeman and Monica Potter in Le Masque de l'araignée (2001)
      Le Masque de l'araignée
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Les Soprano (1999)
      Les Soprano
      9.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin in À couteaux tirés (1997)
      À couteaux tirés
      7.0
      • Director
      • 1997
    • Melanie Griffith, Michael Madsen, Nick Nolte, Chazz Palminteri, and Chris Penn in Les hommes de l'ombre (1996)
      Les hommes de l'ombre
      6.3
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Julian Arahanga, Temuera Morrison, and Rena Owen in L'âme des guerriers (1994)
      L'âme des guerriers
      7.9
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Ray Bradbury présente (1985)
      Ray Bradbury présente
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1990–1992
    • Thunderbox (1989)
      Thunderbox
      5.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 1989

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • Bruno Lawrence in Un pont vers l'enfer (1986)
      Un pont vers l'enfer
      5.1
      • first assistant director
      • 1986
    • Came a Hot Friday (1985)
      Came a Hot Friday
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • Bruno Lawrence in Le Dernier Survivant (1985)
      Le Dernier Survivant
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 1985
    • Trespasses (1984)
      Trespasses
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • La Légende du lagon (1984)
      La Légende du lagon
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Rebecca Gibney, Derek Hardwick, and Paul O'Shea in Among the Cinders (1984)
      Among the Cinders
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1984
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Michael O'Keefe in Les pirates de l'île sauvage (1983)
      Les pirates de l'île sauvage
      6.1
      • first assistant director: second unit
      • 1983
    • David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto in Furyo (1983)
      Furyo
      7.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1983
    • Utu (1983)
      Utu
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 1983
    • Wild Horses (1983)
      Wild Horses
      4.5
      • first assistant director
      • 1983

    Sound Department



    • Carry Me Back (1982)
      Carry Me Back
      6.2
      • boom operator
      • 1982
    • Michael Beck in Le camion de la mort (1982)
      Le camion de la mort
      5.0
      • boom operator
      • 1982
    • Bad Blood (1981)
      Bad Blood
      6.5
      • boom operator
      • 1981
    • Les bourlingueurs (1981)
      Les bourlingueurs
      5.5
      • boom operator
      • 1981
    • Pas l'ombre d'un doute (1980)
      Pas l'ombre d'un doute
      6.3
      • boom operator
      • 1980
    • Goodbye Pork Pie (1980)
      Goodbye Pork Pie
      6.8
      • boom operator
      • 1980
    • Middle Age Spread (1979)
      Middle Age Spread
      6.1
      • sound assistant
      • 1979
    • Sons for the Return Home (1979)
      Sons for the Return Home
      5.5
      • boom operator
      • 1979
    • Skin Deep (1978)
      Skin Deep
      5.3
      • boom operator
      • 1978
    • The Governor (1977)
      The Governor
      TV Mini Series
      • boom operator
      • 1977

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    Personal details

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    • Born
      • April 22, 1950
      • Wellington, New Zealand
    • Parents
        Phillip Tamahori
    • Relatives
        Renaye Tamahori(Sibling)
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    • Trivia
      His father is Maori, his mother is British.
    • Quotes
      Sex should not be in the movies and should be in the home, and violence should be in the movies and not in the home.
    • Trademark
        Progresses the film through fast-paced visuals

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