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The Search for the Perfect Wave! - The Endless Summer
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Title: The Endless Summer

Release Date: 15 Jun 1966

Runtime: 1h 31m

Genre: Documentary

Director: Bruce Brown Films

Production Companies: Bruce Brown Films

Overview: 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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Average Vote: 7.2 (118 votes)

Cast

  • Himself: Michael Hynson
  • Himself: Robert August
  • Himself: Lord James Blears
  • Narrator: Bruce Brown
  • Himself: Chip Fitzwater
  • Himself: Chuck Gardner
  • Himself: Wayne Miyata
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