The Legend of Johnny Lingo
What if you were born a king and didn't know it?
91 mins
When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.
Alvin Fitisemanu
Chief Steward
Kayte Ferguson
Mahana
Jim Perry
Malio Elder
Goeretti Chadwick
Malio Seductress
Tausani Simei-Barton
Young Tama
Fokikovi Soakimi
Young Mahana
Esela Alo
Young Man
Sela Apera
Miriama's Mother
Suivai Autagaia
Young Viane
Tungia Baker
Turtle Island Grandmother
Stephanie Erick
Rewa
Mele Lola Fifita
Young Natiti
Fiona MacFarlane
Viane
Elizabeth Skeen
Miriama
Veronica Tone
Natiti
Ateli Valahi
Young Miriama
John Garbett
Writer
Patricia McGerr
Short Story
John Garbett
Producer
Tim Coddington
Executive Producer
Brad Pelo
Executive Producer
Robert Gillies
Production Design
Allen Guilford
Director of Photography
Jane Holland
Costume Design
John Garbett
Unit Production Manager
Tony Simpson
First Assistant Director
Jo Warren
Third Assistant Director
Neil James
Second Assistant Director
Roger Guise
Art Direction
Gaysorn Thavat
Focus Puller
George Binnersley
Focus Puller
Paul Samuels
Camera Operator
Britta Johnston
Script Supervisor
Debra East
Makeup Supervisor
Claire Rutledge
Makeup & Hair
Lisa Shearer
Makeup Artist
Geoff Jamieson
Key Grip
Ginny Loane
Gaffer
Judith Crozier
Wardrobe Supervisor
Paul Verrall
Special Effects Coordinator
Peter Bell
Stunt Coordinator
Ken George
Still Photographer
Tim Prebble
Sound Designer
Matt Lambourn
Sound Editor
Hayden Collow
Dialogue Editor
Dean Lyon
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robyn Isaacs
Visual Effects Producer