Summary
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's Port Lincoln fishing district.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 58GoodWatch 60
IMDb5.9
Audience score56%
Running time
1 h 28 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −21 min on the typical 109
typical 10988Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 2 more
Released
1978
December 1, 1978
48 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyAdventureLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- Australia
Rated
- PGUnited States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
and 6 moreDirecting · 1
- Carl Schultz Director
Writing · 2
- Sonia Borg Writer
- Colin Thiele Novel
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