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Westland

Westland

1929•12m•Documentary

By lake and glacier in New Zealand

Government travelogue depicting New Zealand's West land's scenery: Lake Manapouri, Fox Glacier Hotel, and Franz Josef Glacier. From the Fox Glacier Hotel, mountain guide Vic Williams takes two women up the glacier. The team progress, unroped and cutting steps on the ice, through the glacier formations. This film was part of a series of films produced at the end of the twenties by the New Zealand Government Publicity Office to promote the beauty and attractions of the country.

StatusReleased
Runtime12m
LanguageEN
Release DateJan 1, 1929

Actors

Vic Williams

Self

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