Bruce Allpress

Bruce Allpress

Nacimiento : 1930-08-25, Auckland, New Zealand

Muerte : 2020-04-23

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Bruce Allpress

Películas

Pike River
Rick Rowdy
On the 19th of November 2010, the Pike River mine exploded with 31 men trapped inside. In the immediate confusion that followed no one knew what had happened. Within hours two men would manage a heroic escape but 29 remained unaccounted for. Over five days the men’s families and loved ones waited, hoping they would come out alive. Then two further explosions sealed the men’s fate. However, the fuse that would eventually snuff out so many lives was lit decades before. Set in the drama of the five days between the three explosions, Pike River reveals the tragic back story of the mine where pressure for profits would eventually contribute to the deaths of 29 men. Featuring interviews with the Pike River families and scripted drama to depict key events.
Rest for the Wicked
Mr Maxwell
Ex-cop Murray(Tony Barry), is compelled to come out of retirement for one last case, when he finds out his old nemesis Frank (John Bach) is now in the Knightsbridge Gardens Retirement Village. In order to catch his man, Murray goes undercover by becoming a resident. He also discovers a world of sex, drugs and rocking chairs where life is lived and being old does not mean feeling past it. However Murray discovers that things are not always what they may seem to be.
Frosty Man and the BMX Kid
Frosty Man
In this short James Rolleston (Boy) stars as a Kiwi lad who banters with an elderly bearded fulla (Bruce Allpress) who claims to be God; the 'BMX Kid' challenges him to a Lake Wakatipu bomb competition to prove it. Kiwi stuntman/director Tim McLachlan's film was a finalist in Your Big Break, a filmmaking contest run by Tourism New Zealand which attracted over 1000 scripts from around the globe. Five finalists were given the chance to turn their scripts into a short film. The brief was to "capture the spirit of 100% Pure New Zealand — the youngest country on earth".
Mi monstruo y yo
Jock McGowan
Angus MacMorrow es un solitario muchacho escocés que vive con el deseo de que su padre regrese de la guerra. Cuando, un día, Angus lleva a casa un extraño objeto que encuentra en la playa, se da cuenta muy pronto de que se trata de un huevo mágico y su fantasía se desborda: se imagina criando a un ser fabuloso: el "monstruo del lago Ness", uno de los mitos escoceses más populares. Intenta mantenerlo oculto y establecer con él un estrecho vínculo de amistad.
Ozzie
Charlie Foster
Ozzie is a young koala living in Australia. He is kidnapped by two goons (Buzz and Tank) who work for Max Happy, president of Happy Toys. Legend says that Ozzie speaks English and Max wants to clone Ozzie into hundreds of koalas and sell them for a fortune as talking pets! Buzz and Tank "lose" Ozzie on the plane-ride home by accident to Justin Morton, an 8 year old who is celebrating his birthday with his mom, Beth with a trip to Austrailia. Ozzie winds up in Justin's backpack. When Max finds out the koala is missing, a screwball comedy chase begins and ends in a surprise that knocks Max off her throne!
Rescate en la mina
'Cappy' Shuster
Pat Bogen es la encargada de la mina Greymount. Sus preocupaciones por la seguridad de la mina se ven confirmadas cuando se produce un derrumbamiento que atrapa a siete operarios. Entre ellos se encuentra su esposo Chief y su hijo Rabbit. Con la reserva de oxígeno a punto de agotarse y el agua filtrándose en el túnel, la situación se tornará desesperada.
El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres
Aldor
La Compañía del Anillo se ha disuelto. El portador del anillo Frodo y su fiel amigo Sam se dirigen hacia Mordor para destruir el Anillo Único y acabar con el poder de Sauron. Mientras, y tras la dura batalla contra los orcos donde cayó Boromir, el hombre Aragorn, el elfo Legolas y el enano Gimli intentan rescatar a los medianos Merry y Pipin, secuestrados por los ogros de Mordor. Por su parte, Saurón y el traidor Sarumán continúan con sus planes en Mordor, en espera de la guerra contra las razas libres de la Tierra Media.
The Rainbow Warrior
Hec Crene
Peter Wilcox (Voight), as skipper of the 'Rainbow Warrior', a Greenpeace ship, docks in Auckland, July 1985, preparing for a protest against French nuclear testing in the south pacific. When a bomb rips open the vessel, killing a crew member, he must convince the police superintendent (Neill) that this is an act of terrorism. Determined not to allow outside forces to threaten their harbor, the police embark on a pursuit of the persons responsible. The events that follow nearly bring down an allied nation's government.
El piano
Blind Piano Tuner
Año 1851. Ada, que es muda desde niña, acaba de enviudar. Un matrimonio concertado la obliga a dejar su Escocia natal y viajar a Nueva Zelanda, acompañada de su hija y de su piano. Allí conoce a su futuro marido, un próspero granjero que se niega a llevar a casa el piano. Abandonado en la playa, el instrumento será rescatado por un vecino que establece un extraño pacto con Ada: él la dejará usar su piano a cambio de que ella se deje tocar.
Adrift
Sam
Katie and Guy take a sea cruise in their sailboat and discover a couple on a wrecked boat, victims of a brutal attack by their crew. They take Eliza and Nick on board. The new boarders appear nervous about returning to Honolulu, and when the boat's engines die and other little incidents occur, Katie and Guy start wondering whether the shipwrecked couple are what they appear to be.
The Shrimp On The Barbie
Mr. Ridley
Carlos has failed in show-biz and currently works as a waiter in a Mexican restaurant. There he meets Alex and dumb footballer Bruce celebrating their engagement with her parents. Alex' father is less than thrilled of her fiancée and says he'd rather accept anybody else. Eventually Alex hires Carlos to present him as her new fiancée.
Should I Be Good?
Neville Oswald
Based on actual events surrounding a New Zealand drug scandal that involved the murder of Martin Johnstone of the UK, in the early 1070's. Johnstone had been dubbed "Mr Asia" by international police who were about to arrest him. Then when police were about to arrest his killer, that person was killed while in Police custody. Some feel the real "Mr Asia" is alive today. The film tries to tell about private efforts to try and reach the real killer and villain.
Los piratas de las islas salvajes
Mr. Blake
Tras el ataque de unos sanguinarios piratas a una isla del Pacífico Sur, éstos dan por muerto al futuro reverendo Nathaniel "Nat" Williamson (Michael O'Keefe), y secuestran a su bella prometida (Jenny Seagrove). La única esperanza de Nate para lograr rescatarla reside en una inverosímil unión con un conocido e impredecible bucanero llamado Bully Hayes (Tommy Lee Jones). (FILMAFFINITY)
Mala sangre
Inspector Calwell
En 1941 los Grahams mantienen malísimas relaciones con todos sus vecinos. Lo único que mantiene su equilibrio emocional a pesar de sus problemas económicos, era su afición a las armas. Cuando debido a la guerra, le confiscan su arma favorita, con las que quedaban aterrorizó a la comunidad, mató a siete hombres incluyendo a cuatro policias y fué objetivo de la mayor cazeria de hombres de la historia de Nueva Zelanda.
The Scarecrow
Uncle Athol
The same night as a girl is slain in the woods, the teenagers Sam and Les are robbed of all of their hard earned hens. In the quest for their hens they cross the murderer's path.
The Two Towers (Extended Edition)
Aldor