The Endless Summer
“The Search for the Perfect Wave!”
Synopsis
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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Principal cast & crew: 15
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Edited by Bruce BrownScored by John Blakeley
Box Office
1966 · Box office
Produced on a $50K budget
Production budget
$50K
Also known as
- L'été sans finfr
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Cast & Crew
15 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Robert August
as Principal surfer
Michael Hynson
as Principal surfer
Lord James Blears
as Self
Bruce Brown
as Narrator
Terence Bullen
as South African guide
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as Narrator
Lance Carson
as Self
Roy Crump
as North Shore Surfer
Chip Fitzwater
as Self - Bodysurfer at the Wedge with 'rigor mortis of the stomach.'
Chuck Gardner
as Self - Bellyboarder at the Wedge throwing board over wave
Fred Hemmings
as Self
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2Writers
2Producers
3Other crew
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