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196691 minPGdocumentary

7.2/ 10(139 ratings)• TMDB

Sports History Marine Conservation Sustainability

The Endless Summer

196691 minPGdocumentary

7.2/ 10(139 ratings)• TMDB

Two surfers chase the perfect wave across the globe for an endless summer.

“The Search for the Perfect Wave!”

Sports History Marine Conservation Sustainability

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Two surfers chase the perfect wave across the globe for an endless summer.

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Bruce Brown

Bruce Browndirector

Michael Hynsoncast

Robert August

Robert Augustcast

Lord James Blearscast

Bruce Brown

Bruce Browncast

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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