Blue Fin

– Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele' , this is an emot..

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Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 28 Minutes
Release Year:
1978
Blue Fin (1978)

Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele' , this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia's Port Lincoln fishing district. Accident prone son Snook is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his father Pascoe. But when tragedy strikes the fishing boat during a deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster.

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Release Date:

01 Dec 1978

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

Carl Schultz, Bruce Beresford

Writer:

Sonia Borg, Harold Lander (story editor), Colin Thiele (novel)

Main Actors:

Hardy Krüger, Greg Rowe, Liddy Clark, John Jarratt

Plot:

Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele', this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia's Port Lincoln fishing district. Accident prone son Snook is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his father Pascoe. But when tragedy strikes the fishing boat during a deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster.

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Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10