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The Last Wave

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The Last Wave

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Summary

Supernatural drama starring Richard Chamberlain. A lawyer defending a group of Aborigines accused of murder becomes drawn into the world of Aboriginal rituals.

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Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

David Parkinson

Peter Weir was inspired to make this film after he found a piece of broken statue on a Tunisian beach. Although Richard Chamberlain is clearly out of his depth in the lead, this is a mesmerising supernatural drama, in which a dramatic change in the weather and a series of troubling dreams prompt a Sydney lawyer to venture into the city's aboriginal underworld. Aboriginal pressure groups felt Weir had debased their mythology, but David Gulpilil and the other indigenous cast members obviously felt otherwise. The spectacular final shot was borrowed from a surfing B-movie called Crystal Voyager.

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6.9/10

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Cast

rolenameDavid BurtonRichard ChamberlainAnnie BurtonOlivia HamnettChris LeeDavid GulpililReverend BurtonFrederick ParslowDr WhitburnVivean GrayCharlieNandjiwarra AmagulaGerry LeeWalter AmagulaLarryRoy BaraLindseyCedric LalaraJackoMorris LalaraMichael ZeadlerPeter CarrollBilly CormanAthol Compton

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rolenameDirectorPeter Weir

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Theatrical distributor

United Artists Corp. Ltd

Released on

1978-08-15

Languages

English | Italian

Guidance

Contains some swearing.

Formats

Colour

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