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During one of these freak rainstorms in Sydney, an altercation occurs among a group of Aboriginal people in a pub which results in a mysterious drowning death. At the coroner's inquest, the death is ruled a homicide and four of the Aboriginal men are accused of murder.
The Last Wave: Directed by Peter Weir. With Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow. A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
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- Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
- Peter Weir
- 1979-01
Apr 9, 2024 · Alors qu'une vague dévastatrice s'approche des côtes américaines, le sort du pays semble scellé. L'armée et un groupe de scientifiques n'ont plus que 48 heures pour rediriger les courants ...
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- First International Production
Jul 24, 2022 · A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions. The Last Wave (also released, in the US,...
- 3 min
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- Vintage Movie Trailers
The Last Wave. 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.
- David Burton
In Sydney, business lawyer David Burton (Richard Chamberlain) is given the pro bono assignment of defending five Aboriginals accused of the murder of another tribesman.
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- Mystery & Thriller
- PG
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A Sydney lawyer has more to worry about than higher-than-average rainfall when he is called upon to defend five Aboriginals in court. Determined to break their silence and discover the truth behind the hidden society he suspects lives in his city, the Lawyer is drawn further, and more intimately, into a prophesy that threatens a new Armageddon ...
