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A Personal History of the Australian Surf is a film of genre Documentary directed by Michael Blakemore released in USA on 1 january 1981 with Michael Blakemore

A Personal History of the Australian Surf (1983)

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Released in USA 1 january 1981
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A Personal History of the Australian Surf: Being the Confessions of a Straight Poofter Is an autobiographical documentary written and directed by Michael Blakemore in 1981 in which he plays his own father. The film was made on 16mm and first screened in the UK at London's National Film Theater. It was subsequently shown by Channel 4 television. The sub-title of the piece is "...Being the Confessions of a Straight Poofter".

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