Morning of the Earth

Morning of the Earth
Morning of the Earth
Directed by	Alby Falzon, David Elfick
Produced by	David Elfick
Starring	Terry Fitzgerald; Michael Peterson; Stephen Cooney; Nat Young; Rusty Miller; David Treloar
Cinematography	Alby Falzon
Edited by	Alby Falzon, Albie Thoms
Music by	G. Wayne Thomas
Release date	25 February 1972;
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$40,000 (est.)

Morning of the Earth is a 1971 classic surf film by Alby Falzon and David Elfick.

The film's soundtrack was produced by G. Wayne Thomas and included music and songs by noted Australian music acts Tamam Shud, John J. Francis, Brian Cadd, Mike Rudd and G. Wayne Thomas. The record became the first Australian Gold soundtrack album. In October 2010, the soundtrack for Morning of the Earth was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.^[2]

The film portrays surfers living in spiritual harmony with nature, making their own boards (and homes) as they travelled in search of the perfect wave across Australia's north-east coast, Bali and Hawaii. The movie is regarded as one of the finest of its genre and noted as recording the first surfers to ride the waves at Uluwatu on the very southern tip of Bali and so bringing Bali to the attention of surfers around the world, as well as contributing to Bali becoming a major tourist destination.

^ ^a ^b "It's our most ambitious surfing movie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 February 1972. p. 85.
^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.

[McNicoll,_David_D.-1] "It's our most ambitious surfing movie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 27 February 1972. p. 85.

[ODonnell-2] O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.

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