The Last Tattoo is a 1994 feature film set in World War II-era Wellington, New Zealand.[1] [2][3]

The Last Tattoo
Directed byJohn Reid
Written byKeith Aberdein
Produced byNeville Carson
Bill Gavin
StarringKerry Fox
Tony Goldwyn
Robert Loggia
John Bach
Rod Steiger
CinematographyJohn Blick
Edited byJohn Scott
Music byJohn Charles
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Distributed byCastle Hill Productions (USA)
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Running time
112 minutes
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

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While tracking down cases of venereal disease associated with a local prostitute, Kelly Towne, a public health nurse, meets U.S. Marine Captain Michael Starwood, who is investigating the murder of one of the U.S. servicemen who have been on leave from their nearby camp during World War II.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Martin, Helen; Edwards, Sam (1997). "New Zealand film, 1912-1996". Trove. Auckland; Melbourne; Oxford :Oxford University Press. Retrieved 13 January 2023. ISBN 0-19-558336-1
  2. ^ a b "The Last Tattoo". NZ On Screen. 1994. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Murray, Scott (April 1994). "A Short History of Film in New Zealand 1977-1994". (Issuu pp 61,65,81). No. 97–98. Cinema Papers New Zealand Supplement. pp. 15, 19, 35. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ Stratton, David (6 June 1994). "The Last Tattoo". Variety. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Cinema of Unease". NZ On Screen. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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