"A Sydney lawyer defends five Aboriginal people in a ritualised taboo murder and in the process learns disturbing truths about himself and premonitions."
Richard Chamberlain
as David Burton
Olivia Hamnett
as Annie Burton
David Gulpilil
as Chris Lee
Frederick Parslow
as Rev. Burton
Vivean Gray
as Dr. Whitburn
Athol Compton
as Billy Corman
Peter Carroll
as Michael Zeadler
Walter Amagula
as Gerry Lee
Michael Duffield
as Andrew Potter
Nandjiwarra Amagula
as Charlie
Hedley Cullen
as Judge
Wallas Eaton
as Morgue Doctor
Jo England
as Babysitter
John Frawley
as Policeman
John Meagher
as Morgue Clerk
Malcolm Robertson
as Don Fishburn
Greg Rowe
as Carl
Katrina Sedgwick
as Sophie Burton
Ingrid Weir
as Grace Burton
Tony Llewellyn-Jones
as Guest at Party
Annie Bleakley
Costume Design
Greg Bell
Sound Editor
Helen Brown
Assistant Sound Editor
Don Connolly
Sound Recordist
Mont Fieguth
Special Effects
Robert Hilditch
Peter Weir
Director
Screenplay
Petru Popescu
Charles Wain
Music
Russell Boyd
Director of Photography
Max Lemon
Editor
Neil Angwin
Art Direction
Tony Morphett
Hal McElroy
Producer
Jim McElroy
Bill Malcolm
Set Decoration
Lloyd James
Makeup Artist
Groove Myers
Ross Matthews
Production Manager
John Robertson
First Assistant Director
John Seale
Camera Operator