The Last Wave (1977)
An Australian lawyer David Burton, takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their own. He suspects the victim has been killed for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes his own involvement with the aborigines…and their prophecies.
Primary Title
- The Last Wave
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 23 July 2023
Release Year
- 1977
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 25
Duration
- 115:00
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- An Australian lawyer David Burton, takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their own. He suspects the victim has been killed for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes his own involvement with the aborigines…and their prophecies.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--Drama
- Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology)--Drama
- Lawyers--Australia--Drama
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian--Drama
- Trials (Manslaughter)--Australia--Drama
- Feature films--Australia
Genres
- Drama
- Mystery
Contributors
- Peter Weir (Director)
- Peter Weir (Writer)
- Tony Morphett (Writer)
- Petru Popescu (Writer)
- Richard Chamberlain (Actor)
- David Gulpilil (Actor)
- Olivia Hamnett (Actor)
- Nandjiwarra Amagula (Actor)
- John Meagher (Actor)
- Walter Amagula (Actor)
- Roy Bara (Actor)
- Cedrick Lalara (Actor)
- Morris Lalara (Actor)
- Frederick Parslow (Actor)
- Vivean Gray (Actor)
- Peter Carroll (Actor)
- Hal McElroy (Producer)
- Jim McElroy (Producer)
- Russell Boyd (Director of Photography)
- Max Lemon (Editor)
- Goran Warff (Production Designer)
- Charles Wain (Composer)
- McElroy & McElroy (Production Unit)
- Last Wave Productions (Production Unit)
- The Australian Film Commission (Funder)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (Funder)
Subjects
- Aboriginal Australians--Drama
- Dreamtime (Aboriginal Australian mythology)--Drama
- Lawyers--Australia--Drama
- Mythology, Aboriginal Australian--Drama
- Trials (Manslaughter)--Australia--Drama
- Feature films--Australia