Blue Fin

1978
PG
1h 28m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

279

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Adventure Drama Family

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'... Read allBased 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 ... Read allBased 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 de... Read all

Directors
- Carl Schultz
- Bruce Beresford
Writers
- Sonia Borg
- Colin Thiele
Stars

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

279

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Carl Schultz
- Bruce Beresford
Writers
- Sonia Borg
- Colin Thiele
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Hardy Krüger said that he had only ever caught one fish in his life at the time of being cast in this film. It was a Tuna, the type of fish that the fishermen catch professionally in the movie.

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Soundtracks
Waltzing Matilda
(uncredited)
Lyrics by A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson
Music by Christina Macpherson
Played on recorders at the Miss Tuna contest

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9/10

Moving story of family bonds versus nature

A fishing vessel sets out from a small town in South Australia. A storm comes, and the boat is wrecked. The filming of the storm and its aftermath, out at sea on the boat, are remarkable. In parallel, the film tells the story of a young boy wanting to grow up, wanting to fit into the world of his father and brothers out at sea.

The fishing vessel and the storm might remind you of The Perfect Storm. However, unlike that film, Blue Fin also tells a more subtle tale (of growing up and family bonds), has thoroughly believable fishermen, and describes well their relationship with the sea and with their boat. Blue Fin was written by the author of "Storm Boy"; if you liked one of the two films, you'll probably like the other.