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| Genre/Form: | Videos (DVD) Feature films Fiction films Films for the hearing impaired Video recordings for the hearing impaired Drama |
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| Material Type: | Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Weir; Hal McElroy; Jim McElroy; Tony Morphett; Petru Popescu; Richard Chamberlain; Olivia Hamnett; Gulpilil.; Janus Films.; Last Wave Production.; Criterion Collection (Firm) |
| ISBN: | 0780024605 9780780024601 |
| OCLC Number: | 48556336 |
| Language Note: | English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. |
| Notes: | Widescreen format (aspect ratio 1.77). Originally released as a motion picture in 1977. Special features include: New digital transfer supervised by Peter Weir and enhanced for 16x9 televisions ; interview with Peter Weir ; original theatrical trailer ; RSDL dual-layer edition. "Copyright Last Wave Productions Pty Ltd 1977/2000." |
| Credits: | Director of photography, Russell Boyd ; editor, Max Lemon ; music, Charles Wain ; production designer, Goran Warff. |
| Cast: | Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, Gulpilil, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray, Nandjiwarra Amagula M.B.E., Walter Amagula, Roy Bara, Cedric Lalara, Morris Lalara. |
| Target Audience: | MPAA rating: PG. |
| Description: | 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Details: | DVD. |
| Series Title: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs), 142.; Classic collection (Chicago, Ill.) |
| Other Titles: | Peter Weir's The last wave The last wave |
| Responsibility: | Janus Films ; screenplay by Peter Weir, Tony Morphett, Petru Popescu ; produced by Hal McElroy and James McElroy ; directed by Peter Weir. |
| Local System Bib Number: | 154382 |
Abstract:
The story of a lawyer defending a group of aboriginals accused of murder. The lawyer feels the pull of magic forces beneath the surface of civilization.
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