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The Last Wave (1977)

PG · 1977-12-15 · 1h 46m · EN
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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.

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Peter WeirDirector
Budget
$810K
Box office
$1.3M

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Richard ChamberlainRichard ChamberlainDavid BurtonOlivia HamnettOlivia HamnettAnnie BurtonDavid GulpililDavid GulpililChris LeeFrederick ParslowFrederick ParslowRev. BurtonVivean GrayVivean GrayDr. WhitburnNandjiwarra AmagulaNandjiwarra AmagulaCharlieWalter AmagulaWalter AmagulaGerry LeeAthol ComptonAthol ComptonBilly CormanMichael DuffieldMichael DuffieldAndrew PotterPeter CarrollPeter CarrollMichael ZeadlerHedley CullenHedley CullenJudgeWallas EatonWallas EatonMorgue Doctor

Keywords

DreamStormBeachRainLawyerShamanAustraliaVoodooNightmareCourtParanoiaPremonitionAborigineSignManslaughterTribal ritual

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · Drama · MysteryTheme affinityDream · Storm · BeachNarrative complexityMysteryDialogue densityDramaDirector preference127486Actor preference390615 · 391674 · 143496

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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.

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The Last Wave has a runtime of 106 minutes.

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