Quick Facts
DirectorPeter Weir
Runtime1h 46m · PG
GenresDrama · Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Release1977-12-15
Film
The Last Wave
1977· PG· 1h 46m· Drama· Horror· Mystery· Thriller
“Hasn't the weather been strange ...could it be a warning?”
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.
1977-12-15
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Key Crew
DirectorPeter Weir
ScreenplayPeter Weir
ProducerHal McElroy
Director of PhotographyRussell Boyd
EditorMax Lemon
Full cast & crew (20 cast · 22 crew)
Details
Released1977-12-15
Runtime1h 46m · PG
StatusReleased
StudiosAustralian Film Commission · McElroy & McElroy · Derek Power
Budget$825,000
Box office$2M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesAustralia
Rating6.7/10 · 215 votes
Original languageen
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