Morning of the Earth

1972

Action / Documentary / Reality-TV / Sport

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IMDb Rating 7.2/10 10 208 208

australia surfing surfboard hippie ocean surfers

Plot summary

In the early ‘70s, founding member of Australian surf magazine Tracks, Albert Falzon, began filming off the North Coast of New South Wales, Hawaii, and Indonesia. He set out to make a film “that was a reflection of the spirit of surfing at the time” and the end result, Morning of the Earth, proved its worth as a vital document of surf culture and a powerful nature film.

Director

Albert Falzon Photo
Albert Falzon

Top cast

Gerry Lopez Photo
Gerry Lopez as Self
Barry Kanaiaupuni Photo
Barry Kanaiaupuni as Self
Chris Brock Photo
Chris Brock as Self
Stephen Cooney Photo
Stephen Cooney as Self
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729.68 MB
960*720
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 2
1.47 GB
1440*1080
English 5.1
NR
de  us  
24 fps
1 hr 19 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by oldtimmy

fantastic, worthy of multiple standing ovations

as cliche as it may sound, words cannot describe the beauty in which morning of the earth embodies. it is a story without words, of a group of surfers walking away from it all to live a rich and fullfilling life, surfing, growing crops, building surfboards, and smoking grass... morning of the earth was made during what is generally regarded as hostile time. vietnam was in full swing and many a young man feared being drafted into the military. albie falzon has reminded us that the earth is good, but all in all you have to make it on your own. just like the song says. highlights of the film include, michael peterson getting barreled off his nut at kirra (before the high rises, and only a few other blokes out), whoever the guy is in jean shorts ripping it up at angourie after he builds his own board, and the scene where the two aussies get the indonesian men stoned as. a tru classic.
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Reviewed by johnfos 9 / 10

"Seeing everything as nothing but the soul..."

I was surprised to see that one Australian online DVD store had this movie categorised under 'Sport'. Certainly 'Morning of the Earth' is a surfing movie, showing footage of many famous 70s surfers going through their paces, but it is also much more than that...

'Morning of the Earth' is a beautiful and artistic movie about the counter-culture of the late 60s and early 70s, which took the form of an alternate lifestyle of simplicity and self-sufficiency in the warm tropics of Australia, Bali, and Hawaii... 'a fantasy of surfers living in three unspoilt lands and playing in nature's oceans', the booklet enclosed with the DVD says... and it goes on to say... 'see everything as nothing but the soul and the soul in everything you see'.

"Morning of the Earth' has no dialogue and there is an excellent soundtrack of Australian music from the early 70s, featuring artists such as Brian Cadd, G. Wayne Thomas, and Taman Shud. One of the classic songs is 'Open up your Heart'... which says... 'It's a start, when you open up your heart, give your love to others, they become your brothers, when you open up your heart'.

The surfing footage in 'Morning of the Earth' is stunning, full of mesmerizing blues, greens, yellows, and reds; including sunsets and sunrises. But as I say this is a movie that is about much more than surfing. Get the picture?

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