Palm Beach

A quasi-documentary fiction film about the suburban sub-culture of of Sydney’s northern beach areas. It is, simultaneously, a fast-paced thriller involving surf, drugs and rock n roll. Forty eight hours in the lives of a handful of young Australians. Paul was looking for work … Joe was looking on. Stars Nat Young and Bryan Brown. Rated: M

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Credits

production company

Albie Thoms Productions

director

Albie Thoms

Duration

01:28:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300986

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1979

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