The Last Wave

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

1977 1h 46m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 220

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Synopsis

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A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.

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

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Cast

Richard Chamberlain
David Burton
Olivia Hamnett
Annie Burton
David Gulpilil
Chris Lee
Frederick Parslow
Rev. Burton
Vivean Gray
Dr. Whitburn
Athol Compton
Billy Corman
Peter Carroll
Michael Zeadler
Walter Amagula
Gerry Lee

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Weir
Writers: Peter Weir, Petru Popescu, Tony Morphett
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Weir, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Max Lemon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Richard Chamberlain and Olivia Hamnett and David Gulpilil carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Hasn't the weather been strange ...could it be a warning?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0076299 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Weir directs. Russell Boyd behind the camera. Max Lemon cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
249 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Peter Weir, shot by Russell Boyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Max Lemon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Richard Chamberlain and Olivia Hamnett and David Gulpilil carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Hasn't the weather been strange ...could it be a warning?".
7IMDB entry: tt0076299 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 22 themes, including "sydney, australia", "australia", "beach", "dreams".