| Uniform Title |
The last wave (Motion picture : 1977) |
| Title |
The last wave. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Umbrella Entertainment, ©2020. |
| ©1977. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (105 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Umbrella Entertainment : DAVID4181. |
| Originally produced in Australia and released as a motion picture in 1977. |
| "Peter Weir's 1977 classic, newly restored and remastered" -- Container. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| Credits |
Directed by Peter Weir ; screenplay by Peter Weir, Tony Morphett, Petru Popescu. |
| Performers |
Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Nandjiwarra Amagula. |
| Summary |
When lawyer David Burton is assigned a case to defend a group of indigenous Australian men, he is unprepared for the nightmares and dreamscapes ahead. Accused of murdering one of their own, the men stand trial amidst suspicious circumstances and, as Burton becomes plagued by unsettling visions, he is drawn to the mysterious Chris Lee for answers to his torment. As the erratic climate turns dangerous, Burton senses a greater power at play, where tribal customs and the ancient ideas of Dreamtime may be more than just an ominous warning. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Audio 2.0, Region 4, NTSC, 16:9 widescreen, 1.85:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Subjects |
Lawyers -- Australia -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Murder -- Investigation -- Drama |
| Trials (Murder) -- Drama |
| Trials (Manslaughter) -- Drama |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Drama |
| Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology) -- Drama |
| Mythology, Aboriginal Australian -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Australia -- Drama |
| Genre |
Detective and mystery films |
| Fantasy films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Other Names |
Weir, Peter, 1944- director, screenwriter. |
| Morphett, Tony screenwriter. |
| Popescu, Petru, 1944- screenwriter. |
| Chamberlain, Richard, 1935- actor. |
| Hamnett, Olivia actor. |
| Gulpilil actor. |
| Amagula, Nandjiwarra actor. |
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