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The Endless Summer(Movie, 1966)

1h 31min | Genre: Documentary
The Endless SummerRating: 3.7/5 (with 4444 votes)
The Endless Summer is a 1966 American surf documentary film directed, produced, edited and narrated by Bruce Brown. The film follows surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August on a surfing trip around the world. Despite the balmy mediterranean climate of their native California, cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter, without later, modern wetsuits. They travel to the coasts of Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, Hawaii, Senegal (Dakar), Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa in a quest for new surf spots while introducing locals to the sport along the way. The narrative presentation eases from the stiff, formal documentary of the 1950s and early 1960s to a more casual, fun-loving and personal style filled with sly humor, honed from six years of live narration. The film's surf rock soundtrack was provided by The Sandals, and the theme song was written by Gaston Georis and John Blakeley of the Sandals; Theme From "The Endless Summer" has since become one of the best known film themes in the surf movie genre. In 1994, it was followed by the sequel The Endless Summer II. In 2000, Dana Brown, compiled ()
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About The Endless Summer

Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 06/15/1966
Cast: Robert August, Miki Dora
Director: Bruce Brown
Producer: Bruce Brown
Screenwriter: Bruce Brown
Film Editor: Bruce Brown
Director of Photography: Bruce Brown

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:30403, Added: 03/03/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024