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  1. 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.

  2. A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal men accused of a ritual murder and faces disturbing visions and prophecies. The film explores the clash of cultures and the mysteries of nature in a haunting apocalyptic story.

    • (11K)
    • Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
    • Peter Weir
    • 1979-01
  3. In Sydney, business lawyer David Burton (Richard Chamberlain) is given the pro bono assignment of defending five Aboriginals accused of the murder of another...

    • (17)
    • Peter Weir
    • PG
    • Richard Chamberlain
  4. 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...

    • 3 min
    • 1567
    • Vintage Movie Trailers
  5. A 1977 Australian film by Peter Weir about a lawyer who defends aborigines accused of murder and faces apocalyptic visions. The film explores the clash of cultures, the power of nature and the prophecies of the aborigines.

    • David Burton
  6. Nov 26, 2001 · The Last Wave involves a Chinese box of mysteriesfrom the sudden death of a healthy Australian aboriginal to the conundrum of a white Australians dreams. The plot line follows a Sydney corporate tax lawyer, David, who takes on a legal aid case involving a group of aboriginals accused of murdering a man outside their tribe.

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  8. The Last Wave. Directed by Peter Weir • 1977 • Australia. Starring Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, Gulpilil. 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.

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