The Last Wave

6.9

/10

1h 46m 7+Drama Mystery Thriller Fantasy Horror

Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes danger may come from his own involvement with the Aboriginal people and their prophecies.Australian lawyer David Burton agrees with reluctance to defend a group of Aboriginal people charged with murdering one of their own. He suspects the victim was targeted for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny an... Read more

Starring Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, David Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray, Athol Compton, Peter Carroll, Walter Amagula, Michael Duffield, Nandjiwarra Amagula

Watch "The Last Wave" from streaming services Apple TV+ (itunes), The Criterion Channel released in 1977. It's a drama and mystery movie, and has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.