Geoff Murphy

Director
Actor
Screenwriter

Geoff Murphy

Director
Actor
Screenwriter

“If you wanted to make films, you had to be tenacious, persevering, devious and lucky. In those days qualifications mattered far less than spirit, initiative, inventiveness, talent and results. Sometimes the fact that we had to fight for everything sharpened our wits.”

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THE QUIET EARTH

GEOFF MURPHY New Zealand, 1985

New Zealander Geoff Murphy’s pensive work stands opposed to the norms of the post-apocalyptic genre. Loosely based on Craig Harrison’s 1981 sci-fi novel, The Quiet Earth takes a serene approach, centering its conflict—internal, racial, and sexual—among the survivors, rather than external forces.