Zilch!

Zilch!
Zilch!
Directed by	Richard Riddiford
Written by	Jonathan Dowling; Richard Riddiford
Produced by	Amanda Hocquard
Starring	Michael Mizrahi; Lucy Sheehan; John Watson
Cinematography	Murray Milne
Edited by	Chris Todd
Music by	Chris Knox
Production; companies	Park Avenue Productions; Vardex Group; New Zealand Film Commission
Release date	1989;
Running time	99 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English

Zilch! is a 1989 New Zealand thriller, directed by Richard Riddiford.

Synopsis

A man (Sam) overhears a phone call about corruption and blackmail amidst the bidding process for the construction of an Auckland, New Zealand cross-harbour tunnel.

Cast

Michael Mizrahi as Sam
Lucy Sheehan as Anna
John Watson as Curtis
Eddie Campbell as Tony
Peter Tait as Eric
Roy Billing as Gary Hyde
William Bullock as Harbour Commissioner
Sylvia Rands as Melissa
Andy Anderson as Lawyer
Louise Graham as Amber
Peter Stevens as Todd
Frank Whitten as Engineer
Lee Grant as Cara
Brenda Kendall as Tolls Supervisor
Marie Adams
Stefan Segadin
Anna Cahill
Catriona Caird
Eva Radich
Michael Josey as Policeman

Reviews

1990 Auckland Star - “Edgy Zilch! flies high”.
2007 Studies in New Zealand culture - New Zealand film reviews from North & South.

References

↑ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland; Melbourne; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1 – via Trove.
1 2 "Zilch!". NZ On Screen. 1989.
↑ "Zilch (1989)". British Film Institute. 1989. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
1 2 "Zilch!". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1990.
↑ "Zilch! review". Auckland Star. 1 March 1990.
↑ McDonnell, Brian (2007). On reflection : New Zealand film reviews from North & South, 1986-1993. London: Kakapo Books. ISBN 9780955756405.

External links

Zilch! at IMDb

[MAR-1] Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). New Zealand film, 1912-1996. Auckland; Melbourne; Oxford :Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-558336-1 – via Trove.

[NZOS-2] 1 2 "Zilch!". NZ On Screen. 1989.

[BFI-3] "Zilch (1989)". British Film Institute. 1989. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.

[NTSV-4] 1 2 "Zilch!". Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. 1990.

[5] "Zilch! review". Auckland Star. 1 March 1990.

[6] McDonnell, Brian (2007). On reflection : New Zealand film reviews from North & South, 1986-1993. London: Kakapo Books. ISBN 9780955756405.