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Release dateDecember 1961 (1961-12) (UK)
24 April 1964 (1964-04-24) (Australia) Based onnovel The New Surf Club by Claire Meillon Initial releaseDecember 1961 (United Kingdom) CastLeonard Teale, Julie Youatt, Alan Dearth, Max Osbiston Similar moviesCaddie (1976), Echoes of Paradise (1987), The Devils Playground (1976), Cactus (1986), The Nostradamus Kid (1992)
Bungala Boys is a 1961 Australian family film directed and written by Jim Jeffrey. It was the second Australian based film made by the British Children's Film Foundation, following Bush Christmas.
Brian is a newcomer to Bungala Beach, near Sydney. He forms a new surf lifesaving club which wins first prize in a surf boat race.
Cast
Peter Couldwell – Tony Wakeford
Alan Dearth – Brian Wakeford
Terry Bentley – Normie
Julie Youatt – Nancy Phelan
Ross Vidal – Timmy
Geoffrey Parsons – Buzz
Jon Dennis as Hatch
Max Osbiston as Reg Phelan
Leonard Teale as Sam Taylor
John Sherwood
Margaret Roberts
Jack Amistead
Betty Dyson
Production
The film was shot on location at Bungan Beach and at Artransa Studios in Sydney. Many of the child stars had never acted before. The actors were given brief training in surf lifesaving.
Release
The film was released in the UK, Canada and Europe before Australia.
