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Opening of the Auckland Exhibition
(1898) New Zealand
B&W : Short film
Directed by A.E. Whitehouse

Cast: (unknown)

[?] 35mm spherical format? / The production was shot on 1 December 1898. The first film produced in New Zealand.

Documentary: Actuality.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: (unknown)

Listing updated: 17 February 2011.

References: Robertson-Guinness p. 9.