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Michael Forlong

Career

Active from 1940 to 2011, with a break from 1981 to 2010, busiest in 1972 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Green Helmet
The Green Helmet
GoodWatch score72/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Michael Forlong Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    1.7, average 4.8
  • Contemporary Realism
    2.3, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.1, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    0.9, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Children's Adventure 4
  • Suspenseful 3
  • New Zealand 3
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Family Life 2
  • Cultural Heritage 2
  • Historical Drama 2
  • New Zealand Cinema 2
  • Escaped Criminals 2
  • 1970s 2
  • Coming-of-Age Story 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title
After Ever After: Or Numbers on a Napkin
After Ever After: Or Numbers on a Napkin (2011)

as Guy

1980s

1 title
High Rise Donkey
High Rise Donkey (1980)

Director

1970s

10 titles
Hijack!
Hijack! (1975)

Director

Rangi's Catch
Rangi's Catch (1972)

Producer, Writer

Raising the Roof
Raising the Roof (1972)

Director

Terror in the Caves
Terror in the Caves (1972)

Director

Escaped Convicts
Escaped Convicts (1972)

Director

Packed in the Boot
Packed in the Boot (1972)

Director

Jet Boat
Jet Boat (1972)

Director

The Mysterious Campers
The Mysterious Campers (1972)

Director

Escape and Capture
Escape and Capture (1972)

Director

Caught at Sea
Caught at Sea (1972)

Director

1960s

6 titles Β· average score 72
Lionheart
Lionheart (1968)

Producer, Director

Wake Up to Wool
Wake Up to Wool (1967)

Director

Plantage Tamarinde
Plantage Tamarinde (1964)

Director

Stork Talk
Stork Talk (1962)

Director

The Green Helmet
The Green Helmet (1961)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Over the Odds
Over the Odds (1961)

Director

1950s

5 titles Β· average score 64
Dunkirk
Dunkirk (1958)
GoodWatch score 71

Associate Producer

Safari
Safari (1956)
GoodWatch score 56

Second Unit Director

Suicide Mission
Suicide Mission (1954)
GoodWatch score 66

Director, Writer

Aroha: A Story of the Māori People
Aroha: A Story of the Māori People (1951)

Director, Editor

Journey for Three
Journey for Three (1950)

Editor, Director

1940s

2 titles
Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children
Weekly Review No. 169 - New Zealand Soldiers and Polish Children (1944)

Writer, Editor

One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film
One Hundred Crowded Years: The Centennial Film (1940)

Writer