The Last Wave
Released Date
December 19, 1978
Distributor
Cowboy Pictures
Genre
Drama
Rating
PG
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$957 + $425 = $1,382
$957 + $425 = $1,382
About The Last Wave
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal Persons in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself and premonitions.
About
Drama film about a business lawyer who is given the pro bono assignment of defending five aborigines accused of the murder of another tribesman. The film was directed by Peter Weir.
Trivia
It won Best Cinematography and Best Sound at the 1977 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards.