Blue Fin

Carl Schultz
1978-12-01

High seas adventure from the makers of "Storm Boy".
6
88 min

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. 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 deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster.

Cast

Name Character Team
Hardy Krüger Bill Pascoe Unowned
Greg Rowe Steve 'Snook' Pascoe Unowned
Liddy Clark Ruth Pascoe Unowned
John Jarratt Sam Snell Unowned
Hugh Keays-Byrne Stan Unowned
Alfred Bell Geordie Unowned
Ralph Cotterill Herbie Unowned
George Spartels Con Unowned
Jock Owen Jock Unowned
Elspeth Ballantyne Mrs. Pascoe Unowned
Terry Camilleri Truckie Unowned