Synopsis
A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions.
Movie Information
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Writers
- Peter Weir, Petru Popescu, Tony Morphett
- Release Year
- 1977
- Runtime
- 106 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Mystery, Horror
- Language
- EN
- Country
- Australia
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (218 votes)
Top Cast
Richard Chamberlain
David Burton
Olivia Hamnett
Annie Burton
David Gulpilil
Chris Lee
Frederick Parslow
Rev. Burton
Vivean Gray
Dr. Whitburn
Athol Compton
Billy Corman
Peter Carroll
Michael Zeadler
Walter Amagula
Gerry Lee
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