The Last Wave

Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller · 1979PG

Richard Chamberlain stars as Australian lawyer David Burton, who takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their own. He suspects the victim has been killed for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes his own involvement with the aborigines…and their prophecies.

Starring

Peter Weir, Richard Chamberlain, Peter Weir, Olivia Hamnett, Russell Boyd, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow, Petru Popescu, Vivean Gray, Hal McElroy

Director

Peter Weir