The Last Wave
1977 · ★ 6.8 · Dir. Peter Weir
Hasn't the weather been strange...could it be a warning?
Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes danger may come from his own involvement with the Aboriginal people and their prophecies.
- Released
- 1977-12-15
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- PG
- Language
- EN
- Budget
- $810K
- Box office
- $1.3M
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Richard Chamberlain
David Burton
Olivia Hamnett
Annie Burton
David Gulpilil
Chris Lee
Frederick Parslow
Rev. Burton
Vivean Gray
Dr. Whitburn
Nandjiwarra Amagula
Charlie
Walter Amagula
Gerry Lee
Athol Compton
Billy Corman
Michael Duffield
Andrew Potter
Peter Carroll
Michael Zeadler
Hedley Cullen
Judge
Wallas Eaton
Morgue Doctor
Keywords
DreamStormBeachRainLawyerShamanAustraliaVoodooNightmareCourtParanoiaPremonitionAborigineSignManslaughterTribal ritual
