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The Last Wave (also released in the United States as Black Rain) is a 1977 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir. [4] [5] It is about a white solicitor in Sydney whose seemingly normal life is disrupted after he takes on a murder case and discovers that he shares a strange, mystical connection with the small group of local ...
- Charles Wain
- Hal and Jim McElroy
- 13 December 1977
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and learns about a prophecy of a new Armageddon. The film, directed by Peter Weir, features Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett and David Gulpilil.
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- Peter Weir
- PG
- 3 min
Watch The Last Wave with a subscription on Max, rent on Prime Video, or buy on Prime Video. In Sydney, business lawyer David Burton (Richard Chamberlain) is given the pro bono assignment of ...
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- Peter Weir
- PG
- Richard Chamberlain
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal men accused of killing a fellow Aborigine and uncovers a prophecy of a cataclysmic flood. The web page provides different plot summaries, keywords, and a Brazilian Portuguese language outline for the film directed by Peter Weir.
The Last Wave. Richard Chamberlain stars as Australian lawyer David Burton, who takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their own. He suspects the victim has been killed for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association.
A 1977 Australian film by Peter Weir about a lawyer who defends aborigines accused of murder and faces apocalyptic visions. The film explores the clash of cultures, the power of nature and the prophecies of the aborigines.
