| Off the Edge | |
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| Directed by | Michael Firth |
| Written by | Molly Gregory |
| Produced by | Michael Firth |
| Starring | Jeff Campbell Blair Trenholme |
| Narrated by | Ron Hajek Ron Roy |
| Cinematography | Geoff Cocks |
| Edited by | Michael Economou |
| Production company | Pentacle Films |
| Distributed by | Kerridge Odeon |
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| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Off the Edge is a 1976 New Zealand documentary film directed by Michael Firth. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The film features backcountry skiing, extreme skiing and hang gliding in the Southern Alps. Despite being classed as a documentary, it does have some semblance of a fictionalised storyline.
References
- "Off the Edge". New Zealand Film Database. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "NY Times: Off the Edge". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "The 49th Academy Awards (1977) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
External links
- Off the Edge at IMDb
- Off the Edge at NZ On Screen
- Off the Edge (1977) at New Zealand Feature Film Database
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