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John Collee John Collee i(A134311 works by)
Born: Established: 1955 ;
Gender: Male
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1 5 form y separately published work icon Boy Swallows Universe John Collee , Australia : Brouhaha Entertainment Chapter One Anonymous Content Netflix , 2023 24885790 2023 series - publisher film/TV
1 15 form y separately published work icon Hotel Mumbai Anthony Maras , John Collee , ( dir. Anthony Maras ) New South Wales : Hotel Mumbai Productions , 2018 9521205 2018 single work film/TV

The Hotel Mumbai film project is based on the documentary, Surviving Mumbai which detailed the November 2008 attack on the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel.

1 form y separately published work icon The Barbary Coast John Collee , Mel Gibson , United States of America (USA) : The Mark Gordon Company , 2018 11088770 2018 series - publisher film/TV historical fiction

An historical epic in the style of Deadwood or Boardwalk Empire, the series tracks the development of San Francisco.

1 form y separately published work icon The Patriarch John Collee , ( dir. Lee Tamahori ) New Zealand : The Patriarch Limited , 2016 10271067 2016 single work film/TV
1 13 form y separately published work icon Tanna Martin Butler , John Collee , Bentley Dean , ( dir. Bentley Dean ) Australia : Contact Films , 2015 9021454 2015 single work film/TV

'In one of the last traditional tribes in the South Pacific, a young girl, Wawa, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by enemy warriors intent on killing them. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom. Based on a true story and performed by the people of Yakel.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

1 form y separately published work icon Taboo John Collee , Bentley Dean , Martin Butler , ( dir. Bentley Dean et. al. )agent Australia : Contact Films , 2015 8369158 2015 single work film/TV

'A groundbreaking glimpse into life, love, war and peace in one of the last tribal societies on earth.' (Production summary)

1 Taking to the Woods John Collee , 2011 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 72 2011; (p. 82-83)

— Review of The Hunter Alice Addison , Wain Fimeri , Daniel Nettheim , 2011 single work film/TV
1 7 form y separately published work icon Creation John Collee , ( dir. Jon Amiel ) London : Recorded Picture Company , 2010 Z1705590 2010 single work film/TV

Based on the book Annie's Box, penned by Charles Darwin's great-great-grandson Randal Keynes, which is itself based on personal letters and diaries from his family, Creation is essentially a love story that offers a unique perspective into the life of Darwin and his family, and, in particular, the love he had for his wife. Deeply religious, she is torn between her faith and the scientific beliefs upheld by her husband. The narrative takes place as Darwin struggles to finish his seminal publication, On the Origin of Species, which goes on to become the foundation for evolutionary biology.

1 4 form y separately published work icon Happy Feet Warren Coleman , John Collee , George Miller , Judy Morris , ( dir. George Miller et. al. )agent Australia : Kennedy Miller Entertainment , 2006 Z1827788 2006 single work film/TV children's fantasy

Mumble, a young penguin living in the Antarctic, is the only penguin in his colony who is unable to sing: all other penguins attract mates by singing their 'heartsong'. But Mumble can do something that no other penguin has ever been able to do: tap dance. And with this talent, he can not only attract his soulmate but also stop the over-fishing that is endangering the penguin population.

1 1 form y separately published work icon Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World John Collee , Peter Weir , ( dir. Peter Weir ) United States of America (USA) : Samuel Goldwyn Company , 2003 Z1900052 2003 single work film/TV war literature historical fiction

During the Napoleonic Wars, Captain Jack Aubrey, in command of HMS Surprise, purses the heavier and more powerfully armed French privateer Acheron across the Pacific Ocean and around the Galapagos Islands, under orders to 'sink, burn, or take her as a prize'. But his friend, ship's doctor Stephen Maturin, worries that Aubrey is motivated more by pride than by duty.

1 form y separately published work icon Do or Die The Rubicon Christopher Lee , John Collee , ( dir. Rowan Woods ) Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Seven Network , 2001 Z1620146 2001 series - publisher film/TV detective crime

'While on a backpacking holiday in Australia, 21-year-old Gemma meets and falls in love with Michael Tyler, a fugitive posing as an undercover cop. Years later it is discovered that her 6-year-old son has leukaemia and must undergo treatment using the blood of a compatible donor. Gemma travels to Australia to find Tyler who has escaped from prison and unbeknown to Gemma the police use her to track him down.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 14/6/2013)

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