Palm Beach (1980 film)

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Palm Beach
Directed by Albie Thoms
Written byAlbie Thoms
Produced byAlbie Thoms
StarringKenneth Brown
Nat Young
Bryan Brown
CinematographyOscar Scherl
Edited byAlbie Thoms
Music byTerry Hannigan
Production
company
Albie Thoms Productions
Distributed byAlbie Thoms
Release date
  • 6 March 1980 (1980-03-06)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish
BudgetA$100,000 [1]

Palm Beach is a 1980 Australian drama film directed by Albie Thoms. The stories involving surfing and drugs are followed in Sydney during two days. Thoms was nominated for an AFI award for Best Original Screenplay for the film.

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Thoms had made a large number of experimental films but this was his first traditional feature. [2]

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References

  1. Geoff Gardner, "Palm Beach", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford University Press, 1993, p. 65
  2. David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980, p. 280