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Bruce Brown
Director 1937 - 2017

Bruce Brown

San Francisco, California, U.S.

Bruce Brown (born December 1, 1937 - December 10, 2017) was an American documentary film director, known as an early pioneer of the surf film. He is the father of filmmaker Dana Brown. His surfing films are Slippery When Wet (1958), Surf Crazy (1959), Barefoot Adventure... Read full bio →

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The Endless Summer Revisited

The Endless Summer Revisited

Dana Brown 2000 1h 10m

A documentary mostly edited together from unused footage from The Endless Summer and The Endless Summer II, this documentary gives further insight into the making and success of the original classic surf documentary.

The Endless Summer 2

The Endless Summer 2

Bruce Brown 1994 1h 49m

Two famous surfers, Patrick O' Connell and Robert "Wingnut" Weaver, set out for an international worldwide surfing safari adventure with documentary filmmaker Bruce Brown.

On Any Sunday

On Any Sunday

Bruce Brown 1971 1h 36m

Documentary on motorcycle racing featuring stars of the sport, including film star Steve McQueen, a racer in his own right.

The Endless Summer

The Endless Summer

Bruce Brown 1966 1h 31m

The Endless Summer, by Bruce Brown, is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all times. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and an endless summer.

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