

The Search for the Perfect Wave!
Documentary
Release date: 6/15/1966
Bruce Brown
Director
Overview
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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Cast
Michael Hynson
Himself

Robert August
Himself
Lord James Blears
Himself

Bruce Brown
Narrator
Chip Fitzwater
Himself
Chuck Gardner
Himself
Wayne Miyata
Himself
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