Snows of Aorangi

1955 NZ Academy Award nominated short film

  • 1955 (1955)
Running time
19 min.CountryNew ZealandLanguageEnglish

Snows of Aorangi is a 1955 New Zealand short documentary film about New Zealand's mountain landscapes.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Short Subject (Live Action) at the 31st Academy Awards.[2]

Three champion skiers are shown descending the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook.[3]

Cast

  • Hans Bohny - Skier
  • Harvey Clifford - Skier
  • Peter Lawlor - Skier

References

  1. ^ "Geoffrey Scott: Biography". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ^ "The 31st Academy Awards (1959) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  3. ^ Australian Centre for the Moving Image. "Snows of Aorangi". Australian Centre for the Moving Image. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  • Snows of Aorangi at IMDb
  • Watch Snows of Aorangi at NZ On Screen


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