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How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride is a film directed by Gaston Méliès
How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride (1913)
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How Chief Te Ponga Won His Bride is a 1913 New Zealand feature film directed and produced by Gaston Méliès. Principal photography took place in New Zealand.
He shot three other films in New Zealand in 1912-13: Hinemoa, Loved by a Maori Chieftess and The River Wanganui. Méliès sent his film to the United States for post-production treatment, so it is doubtful if any were shown in New Zealand.
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The story is set in the Waikatu (Waikato?) where two Māori tribes are at war, with the story of the love between the young chief Te Ponga and the beautiful daughter Puhuhu daughter of the rival chief, similar to the legend of Hinemoa and Tutanekai.Comments
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