Bungala Boys
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Bungala Boys | |
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Directed by | Jim Jeffrey |
Produced by | Otto Plaschkes |
Written by | Jim Jeffrey |
Based on | novel The New Surf Club by Claire Meillon |
Starring | Peter Couldwell |
Music by | Edwin Astley |
Cinematography | Carl Kayser |
Edited by | Terry Trench |
Production
company |
Jimar Productions, for the Children's Film Foundation
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Distributed by | British Empire Films (UK) |
Release dates
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Running time
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61 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Bungala Boys is a 1961 Australian family film directed and written by Jim Jeffrey. It was the second film made by the British Children's Film Foundation, following Bush Christmas.
Plot
Brian is a newcomer to Bungala Beach, near Sydney. He formed a new surf lifesaving club. His club wins first prize in a surf boat race.
Cast
- Peter Couldwell – Tony Wakeford
- Alan Dearth – Brian Wakeford
- Terry Bentley – Normie
- Julie Youatt – Nancy Phelan
- Ross Vidal – Timmy
- Geoffrey Parsons – Buzz
- Jon Dennis as Hatch
- Max Osbiston as Reg Phelan
- Leonard Teale as Sam Taylor
- John Sherwood
- Margaret Roberts
- Jack Amistead
- Betty Dyson
Production
The film was shot on location at Bungan Beach and at Artransa Studios in Sydney. Many of the child stars had never acted before.[1] The actors were given brief training in surf lifesaving.[2]
Release
The film was released in the UK, Canada and Europe before Australia.[3]
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Bungala Boys at IMDb
- Bungala Boys at Oz Movies
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