Storm Boy (1976)

Director:

Henri Safran

Writers:

Sonia Borg, Sidney L. Stebel,

Stars:

Greg Rowe, Peter Cummins, David Gulpilil

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Greg Rowe	...	Mike 'Storm Boy' Kingsley
Peter Cummins	...	Tom 'Hide-Away Tom' Kingsley
David Gulpilil	...	Fingerbone
Judy Dick	...	Miss Walker
Tony Allison	...	Ranger
Michael Moody	...	Boat Master
Graham Dow	...	Edwards
Eric Mack	...	Jones
Frank Foster-Brown	...	Lynch
Michael Caulfield	...	Hunter
Paul Smith	...	Hunter
Hedley Cullen	...	Marina Manager

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

sky | drinking | ocean | hunter | friendship | 

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Taglines:

Every year has its special film, this year it's...STORM BOY

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

South Australian Film Corporation Southern Star Group

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1977 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

A vihar fia

Filming Locations:

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

AUD 260,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

South Australian Film Corporation, The

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film crew on location had to battle walking through endless sand dunes and fierce biting wind which would blow into their faces stinging their eyes. Many a time location vehicles would sink into the sand whilst both the sea and wind played havoc with both film equipment and set props frequently knocking them away.

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Quotes

Fingerbone: Storm Boy. You run like a black fella.

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Connections

Featured in 20 to 1: Great Aussie Movies (2006)

User Reviews

extremely successful family film

STORM BOY was a major cinem success in Australia and some other countries in the mid 70s and deserves to be an enduring hit anytime it is shown. Sensitive and heartfelt, this glorious film about a 12 year old boy and his Pelican sea bird reflects those Belgian - French - camargue films of the 60s but in a very Australian way. Filmed on the windswept desolate beaches of South Australia in full wild force of Summer Antactric winds and with a true young Actor, STORM BOY nowdays should be a staple of any family movie channel and dvd outlet. The Aboriginal teen in the film is David Gulpilil, one of Australia's most celebrated Actors, recently seen in Rolfe Heer's awesome film THE TRACKER.