Morning of the Earth
Morning of the Earth is a 1971 classic surf film by Alby Falzon and David Elfick.
| Morning of the Earth | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alby Falzon, David Elfick |
| Produced by | David Elfick |
| Starring | Terry Fitzgerald Michael Peterson Stephen Cooney Nat Young Rusty Miller David Treloar |
| Cinematography | Alby Falzon |
| Edited by | Alby Falzon, Albie Thoms |
| Music by | G. Wayne Thomas |
Release date | 25 February 1972 |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$40,000 (est.) |
The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd, Mike Rudd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian Gold soundtrack album. In October 2010, the soundtrack for Morning of the Earth (1971) was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.
The film portrays surfers living in spiritual harmony with nature, making their own boards (and homes) as they travelled in search of the perfect wave across Australia's north-east coast, Bali and Hawaii. The movie is regarded as one of the finest of its genre and noted as recording the first surfers to ride the waves at Uluwatu on the very southern tip of Bali and so bringing Bali to the attention of surfers around the world and so the beginnings of Bali as a major tourist destination.