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Overview

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Director:
Peter Weir
Writers:
Peter Weir (screenplay) &
Tony Morphett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
January 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
The Occult Forces. The Ritual Murder. The Sinister Storms. The Prophetic Dreams. The Last Wave. more
Plot:
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aborigines in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 7 nominations more
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(7 articles)
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Tense, somewhat surreal, mood piece more (34 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Chamberlain ... David Burton
Olivia Hamnett ... Annie Burton
David Gulpilil ... Chris Lee (as Gulpilil)
Frederick Parslow ... Rev. Burton
Vivean Gray ... Dr. Whitburn
Nandjiwarra Amagula ... Charlie
Walter Amagula ... Gerry Lee
Roy Bara ... Larry
Cedrick Lalara ... Lindsey
Morris Lalara ... Jacko
Peter Carroll ... Michael Zeadler
Athol Compton ... Billy Corman
Hedley Cullen ... Judge
Michael Duffield ... Andrew Potter
Wallas Eaton ... Morgue Doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Rain (USA)
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
Australia
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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Trivia:
The only film of Northern Australian tribal magistrate Nanjiwara Amagula as 'Charlie.' more
Quotes:
Chris Lee: [to David Burton] But you ... I think you may be mukuru. You different tribe ... from another world ... across the sea ... from sunrise. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Prisoner: (#1.263)" (1982) more

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Tense, somewhat surreal, mood piece, 4 February 1999
Author: DeeDee-10 from San Francisco

A youthful Richard Chamberlain takes on more than he bargained for in helping a group of Aboriginals and the mystery of a slaying. He becomes involved in the civil law of the land and the tribal law of the native people, and as the inevitable clash occurs, Chamberlain, an attorney, finds himself being pulled deeper and deeper into the mystery. The powerful "dream time" has a life of its own and proves to be the ultimate law. Classic Peter Weir.

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