"The Last Surfing Movie" 24 March 1972 Factual 94 mins
The culmination of a ten year celebration in celluloid, Greg MacGillivray and Jim Freeman give us five-plus exciting, controversial and beautiful stories about surfing. A perspective that warns of the future while it warms the present.
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Eddie Aikau as Self
Dru Harrison as Self
Sam Hawk as Self
Gerry Lopez as Self
David Nuuhiwa as Self
Greg MacGillivray Director
Greg MacGillivray Writer
Greg MacGillivray Producer
Honk Music
Greg Huglin Camera Operator
United States 24 March 1972
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20 December 1972
After a peaceful sailboat ride, four young people, including rich kid Bill, Joe, Fred and Jane, knock on the door of a secluded villa after their dune buggy runs out of gas.
01 January 1972
“It’s not how it used to be.” The words of Cézar Néwashish resonate throughout this short documentary that explores the history of the Atikamekw community of Manawan, Quebec.
26 June 1972
The unemployed machinist Alfred "Scheff" Schefczyk moves from Württemberg to West Berlin full of hope, where he finds a job as a transporter.
07 April 1972
"A vivid, exciting look at the lives of vulnerable young girls who are hustled into the promised lan"
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This Spanish-Italian co-production tells the story of a man who feels deep guilt for the death of his wife: he, an alcoholic, is convinced that he accidentally caused her fatal fall in their house while he was drunk.
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A guardian angel agrees to help Willie Mays win the National League Pennant if Mays agrees to take care of Veronica, a lonely, mischievous orphan girl.
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Two cops, who have quit the police department to become private detectives and bounty hunters, hunt for a killer who has eluded capture for years.
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