Blue Fin
1978, English. Directed by Carl Schultz.
High seas adventure from the makers of "Storm Boy".
Based on the children's novel by celebrated South Australian author 'Colin Thiele' , this is an emotional father and son story about tuna fishing of Southern Blue Fin tuna in South Australia's Port Lincoln fishing district. Accident prone son Snook is forever making mistakes much to the chagrin of his father Pascoe. But when tragedy strikes the fishing boat during a deep sea fishing trek in the Southern Ocean, the boy is called on to become a man in a rites of sea passage to reconcile is past mishaps and save both his father and the ship from certain disaster.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
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- Released
- 1 December 1978
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- Sonia Borg
- Budget
- $750
- Box office
- $703
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Blue Fin runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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Blue Fin is rated PG in India. That rating means it is generally fine for children.
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Blue Fin isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Blue Fin?
If you liked Blue Fin, try The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon, Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain, The Secret Life of Bees.
Who directed Blue Fin?
Blue Fin (1978) was directed by Carl Schultz and stars Hardy Krüger, Greg Rowe, Liddy Clark.