the Last Wave ( The Last Wave ) is an Australian film carried out by Peter Weir, left in 1977.

Synopsis

David Burton is lawyer specialized in company law to Sydney. The city is the object of pouring rain, hail and other weather phenomena strange. It is one day made of office to defend five indigenous which killed a comrade. The lawyer tries more and understands that it is about a tribal murder.

Data sheet

• Title: the Last Wave
• original Title: The Last Wave
• Realization: Peter Weir
• Scenario: Peter Weir, Tony Morphett and Petru Popescu
• Production: Hall McElroy and Jim McElroy
• Budget: 810.000 dollars (478 000 euros)
• Music: Charles Wain
• Photography: Russell Boyd
• Assembly: max Lemon
• Decorations: Goran Warff
• Costumes: Annie Bleakley
• Country of origin: Australia
• Format: Colors - 1,85:1 - Mono - 35 mm
• Kind: Fantastic
• Lasted: 106 minutes
• Comings out date: November 5th 1977 (festival of Teheran), December 15th 1977 (Australia)

Distribution

• Richard Chamberlain: David Burton
• Olivia Hamnett: Annie Burton
• David Gulpilil: Chris Lee
• Frederick Parslow : Rev. Burton
• Vivean Gray: Dr. Whitburn
• Nandjiwarra Amagula: Charlie
• Walter Amagula: Gerry Lee
• Roy Bara : Larry
• Cedrick Lalara : Lindsey
• Morris Lalara: Jacko
• Peter Carroll: Michael Zeadler
• Athol Compton: Billy Corman
• Hedley Cullen : the judge
• Michael Duffield: Andrew Potter

Around film

• turning was held in March and April 1977 with Adélaïde, Avalon Beach, Bondi, City off Mitcham, Coast, Flinders Ranges, Hammond and Sydney.
• Ingrid Weir, the girl of the scenario writer then 4 years old, makes a small appearance in the role of Burton Grace.

Distinctions

Rewards

• Special price of the jury at the time of the International festival of science fiction film of Avoriaz in 1978.
• Better photography and better sound (Gift Connolly, Beautiful Greg and Phil Judd), at the time of the Australian Film Institute Awards in 1978.
• Better actor for Richard Chamberlain, at the time of the International festival of film of Catalonia in 1982.

Nominations

• Better realizer, better original screenplay, better music, better assembly and better actor for Richard Chamberlain, at the time of the Australian Film Institute Awards in 1978.
• Better science fiction film and better realizer, by the Academy of science fiction films, fantastic and horror in 1980.

External bonds

• the Last Wave on Internet Movie Database
• Critical DevilDead

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