Summer City

Australia, 1977

Film
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Set in the early 1960’s, four young men take off for a weekend fling in search of girls, surf, and thrills, but encounter fear and death. Stars Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, John Jarratt and Abigail.

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Credits

director

Christopher Fraser

producer

Phil Avalon

production company

Summer City Productions

Duration

01:23:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325038

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Surfing

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1753929

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