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The Last Wave

The Last Wave

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 15, 1977

Runtime

1h 46m

Genres

Mystery, Drama, Fantasy

User Score

67%

Original Title

The Last Wave

Production Companies

Australian Film Commission, McElroy & McElroy, Derek Power, South Australian Film Corporation, Last Wave Productions

Director

Peter Weir

Budget

$810,000

Revenue

$1,300,000

Description

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.