The Last Wave

E114306
Australian film film mystery drama film

The Last Wave is a 1977 Australian mystery drama film directed by Peter Weir, known for its haunting blend of legal thriller, apocalyptic visions, and Aboriginal spirituality.

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The Last Wave canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian film ⓘ
film ⓘ
mystery drama film ⓘ
characterPlayedBy Annie Burton – Olivia Hamnett ⓘ
David Gulpilil ⓘ
surface form: Chris Lee – David Gulpilil

David Burton – Richard Chamberlain ⓘ
cinematographyBy Russell Boyd ⓘ
colorProcess color ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
director Peter Weir ⓘ
distributedBy United Artists ⓘ
editedBy Max Lemon ⓘ
filmingLocation Sydney ⓘ
genre apocalyptic film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
legal thriller ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
supernatural film ⓘ
hasAlternateTitle Black Rain ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasTheme Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ
apocalyptic visions ⓘ
clash of cultures ⓘ
dreams and premonitions ⓘ
environmental catastrophe ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter David Burton ⓘ
musicBy Charles Wain ⓘ
notableFor blend of legal drama and supernatural elements ⓘ
portrayal of Aboriginal beliefs in mainstream cinema ⓘ
partOf Australian New Wave cinema ⓘ
producer Hal McElroy ⓘ
Jim McElroy ⓘ
productionCompany McElroy & McElroy ⓘ
releaseDateAustralia 1977 ⓘ
releaseYear 1977 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes 106 ⓘ
screenwriter Peter Weir ⓘ
Tony Morphett ⓘ
setIn Sydney ⓘ
soundMix mono ⓘ
starring David Gulpilil ⓘ
Frank Vosper ⓘ
surface form: Frederick Parslow

Nandjiwarra Amagula ⓘ
Olivia Hamnett ⓘ
Richard Chamberlain ⓘ
Vivean Gray ⓘ
writtenIn English ⓘ

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Australian New Wave cinema → notableFilm → The Last Wave ⓘ
Geoff Burton → notableWork → The Last Wave ⓘ
Russell Boyd → workedOn → The Last Wave ⓘ