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7.1/10   2,686 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Peter Weir (screenplay) &
Tony Morphett (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
January 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
The Occult Forces. The Ritual Murder. The Sinister Storms. The Prophetic Dreams. The Last Wave. more
Plot:
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aborigines in a ritualized taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing things about himself. full summary | add synopsis
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4 wins & 7 nominations more
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Claustrophobic and eerie more (34 total)

Cast

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Richard Chamberlain ... David Burton
Olivia Hamnett ... Annie Burton
David Gulpilil ... Chris Lee (as Gulpilil)
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 ... Judge
Michael Duffield ... Andrew Potter
Wallas Eaton ... Morgue Doctor
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Rain (USA)
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Runtime:
106 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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The only film of Northern Australian tribal magistrate Nanjiwara Amagula as 'Charlie.' more
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Charlie: Sometines I speak English. Sometines I don't. more

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29 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
Claustrophobic and eerie, 27 April 2005
10/10
Author: TheatreX from Louisville, KY

This is one of my all-time favorite films, and while it may move too slowly for some, it's well worth seeing. A corporate lawyer (Richard Chamberlain) is dragged into a case involving "city" Aborigines, and this is no ordinary case. OK, a man has died but it wasn't exactly a normal killing. There has also been a greater than average amount of rain lately, and the atmosphere of most of the film is somewhat claustrophobic & oppressive. The Aborigines are harboring a secret and refuse to spill the beans. This has a lot to do with white men making assumptions about "City" vs. "Tribal" Aborigines, and of course no Abo in the big city would practice tribal ways. Uh huh. Chamberlain is having strange dreams and he is somehow the key to what's happening, although no matter how many times I've seen this I can't quite grasp the exact connection. This is a very eerie and creepy film, and is a fine example of Peter Weir's ability to create tension out of nothing. The ending is a little ambiguous but I take it literally, it's the easiest way out and the scariest. 10 out of 10 and highly recommended.

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