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The Last Wave (1977) [PG]

Release Date:
December 15, 1977

Original Title:
The Last Wave

Alternate Titles:
A Última Onda
Black Rain
Den siste bølgen
Die letzte Flut

Genres:
Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

Production Companies:
Australian Film Commission
Derek Power
Last Wave Productions
McElroy & McElroy
South Australian Film Corporation

Production Countries:
Australia

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  ES: 12  FI: K-12  FR: U  IN: A  IT: T  NL: 16  SE: 15  US: PG 

Runtime: 106

Hasn't the weather been strange...could it be a warning?

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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.

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Art Direction:
Neil Angwin

Assistant Sound Editor:
Helen Brown

Costume Design:
Annie Bleakley

Director:
Peter Weir

Director of Photography:
Russell Boyd

Editor:
Max Lemon

First Assistant Director:
John Robertson

Makeup Artist:
Lloyd James

Music:
Charles Wain
Groove Myers

Producer:
Hal McElroy
Jim McElroy

Production Manager:
Ross Matthews

Screenplay:
Peter Weir
Petru Popescu
Tony Morphett

Set Decoration:
Bill Malcolm

Sound Editor:
Greg Bell

Sound Recordist:
Don Connolly

Special Effects:
Mont Fieguth
Robert Hilditch

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