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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
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
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List: Counting Down Ten Sadly Underseen Films
 (From IFC. 31 July 2008, 6:56 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
Gives new meaning to the word mystique. more

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:
David Burton: What did I see?
Chris Lee: A dream.
David Burton: What are dreams?
Chris Lee: Dream like hearing ... seeing ... talking ... the way of knowing things.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Prisoner: (#1.263)" (1982) more

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11 out of 11 people found the following comment useful:-
Gives new meaning to the word mystique., 6 October 2002
Author: Neal Thompson from Los Angeles

I notice a lot of viewers are trying to 'understand' The Last Wave. Sometimes...understanding is 'the booby prize'. In an age of in-your-face special effects and fast action that negates thinkiing at all, this film is brilliant. Peter Weir is truly a remarkable film maker. He does something so few director's do anymore. He allows us to be involved with the story...to think for ouselves. Same as with Picnic At Hanging Rock, which I have to watch at least once a year, The Last Wave allows ME to think for myself.

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