The Last Wave

The Last Wave (1977)

Hasn't the weather been strange...could it be a warning?

  • Genre: Mystery, Drama, Fantasy
  • Release Date: 1977-12-15
  • User Rating: 6.732/10 from 191 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 46min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Australian Film Commission
  • Production Country: Australia
  • Director: Peter Weir
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Summary

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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  • Richard Chamberlain

    as David Burton
  • Olivia Hamnett

    as Annie Burton
  • David Gulpilil

    as Chris Lee
  • Frederick Parslow

    as Rev. Burton
  • Vivean Gray

    as Dr. Whitburn
  • Athol Compton

    as Billy Corman
  • Peter Carroll

    as Michael Zeadler
  • Walter Amagula

    as Gerry Lee
  • Michael Duffield

    as Andrew Potter
  • Nandjiwarra Amagula

    as Charlie
  • Hedley Cullen

    as Judge
  • Wallas Eaton

    as Morgue Doctor
  • Jo England

    as Babysitter
  • John Frawley

    as Policeman
  • John Meagher

    as Morgue Clerk
  • Malcolm Robertson

    as Don Fishburn
  • Greg Rowe

    as Carl
  • Katrina Sedgwick

    as Sophie Burton
  • Ingrid Weir

    as Grace Burton
  • Tony Llewellyn-Jones

    as Guest at Party
Costume & Make-Up Annie Bleakley Costume Design
Sound Greg Bell Sound Editor
Sound Helen Brown Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Don Connolly Sound Recordist
Crew Mont Fieguth Special Effects
Crew Robert Hilditch Special Effects
Directing Peter Weir Director
Writing Peter Weir Screenplay
Writing Petru Popescu Screenplay
Sound Charles Wain Music
Camera Russell Boyd Director of Photography
Editing Max Lemon Editor
Art Neil Angwin Art Direction
Writing Tony Morphett Screenplay
Production Hal McElroy Producer
Production Jim McElroy Producer
Art Bill Malcolm Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Lloyd James Makeup Artist
Sound Groove Myers Music
Production Ross Matthews Production Manager
Directing John Robertson First Assistant Director

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