The Last Wave

The Last Wave

1977 | 1h 46m | Suspense | TV-14

Brief Synopsis

A Sydney lawyer defends five Aborigines in a ritualized murder and in the process learns disquieting things about himself.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Peter Weir

CAST

Richard Chamberlain

Olivia Hamnett

David Gulpilil

PRODUCERS

Hal Mcelroy

WRITERS

Peter Weir

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Hillbilly bar in downtown Sydney, native Australian Billy (Athol Compton) panics when a gang of acquaintances (Walter Amagula, Roy Bara, Cedric Lalara, Morris Lalara) arrives, early in Peter Weir's The Last Wave, 1977.
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