Film
The Last Wave
1977 · 1h 46m · Drama · Mystery · Horror
Hasn't the weather been strange ...could it be a warning?
- IMDb
- 6.9
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 78%
- Metacritic
- 85
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Overview
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.
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Cast
Richard Chamberlain
David Burton
Olivia Hamnett
Annie Burton
David Gulpilil
Chris Lee
Frederick Parslow
Rev. Burton
Vivean Gray
Dr. Whitburn
Athol Compton
Billy Corman
Peter Carroll
Michael Zeadler
Walter Amagula
Gerry Lee
Michael Duffield
Andrew Potter
Nandjiwarra Amagula
Charlie
Hedley Cullen
Judge
Wallas Eaton
Morgue Doctor
Jo England
Babysitter
John Frawley
Policeman
John Meagher
Morgue Clerk
Malcolm Robertson
Don Fishburn
Crew
- Peter WeirDirector · Screenplay
- Petru PopescuScreenplay
- Tony MorphettScreenplay
- Hal McElroyProducer
- Jim McElroyProducer
- Russell BoydDirector of Photography
- Max LemonEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 15, 1977
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $825,000
- Revenue
- $2,124,250
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery, Horror
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