Lee Tamahori
View on IMDb ↗Warren Lee Tamahori (June 17, 1950 – November 7, 2025) was a New Zealand film director. His feature directorial debut, Once Were Warriors (1994), was a widespread critical and commercial success, and is considered one of the greatest New Zealand films ever made. He also directed the James Bond film, Die Another Day. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lee Tamahori, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Once Were Warriors: Where Are They Now?
Die Another Day: From Script to Screen
At Sundance
Hautoa Mā! The Rise of Māori Cinema
Making UtuFilmography (7)
Crew (22)
- 2024The ConvertScreenplay
- 2016BillionsDirector
- 2016MahanaDirector
- 2011The Devil's DoubleDirector
- 2008While She Was OutThanks
- 2007NextDirector
- 2005xXx: State of the UnionDirector
- 2002Die Another DayDirector
- 2001Along Came a SpiderDirector
- 1999The SopranosDirector
- 1997The EdgeDirector
- 1996Mulholland FallsDirector
- 1994Once Were WarriorsDirector
- 1989ThunderboxDirector
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterDirector
- 1985The Quiet EarthFirst Assistant Director
- 1984Among the CindersFirst Assistant Director
- 1984UtuFirst Assistant Director
- 1983Merry Christmas, Mr. LawrenceFirst Assistant Director
- 1981Race for the Yankee ZephyrBoom Operator
- 1981Wildcat: The Struggle for Democracy in the New Zealand Timberworkers' UnionAdditional Sound Re-Recordist
- 1980Beyond Reasonable DoubtBoom Operator