Black Rain

Name: Black Rain
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: November 30, 2001
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 85
Cast: Richard Chamberlain

2001

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World Northal | Release Date: November 30, 2001 | PG

Starring: Richard Chamberlain

Summary: Peter Weir's classic 1977 film stars Richard Chamberlain as a lawyer whose hold on reality falls apart when he attempts to defend five Aboriginal tribesmen accused of a mysterious murder.

Director: Peter Weir

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: PG

Runtime: 106 min

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David Sterritt

Weir had a truly magical touch in early films like this 1977 masterpiece, which offers a transfixing excursion into the "dream time" of Australian myth. Read full review

Michael Atkinson

A minor triumph of atmosphere and nightmare imaginings. Read full review

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Richard Chamberlain is highly effective as a young lawyer caught up in a case of an aborigine murdered by some others in town. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (not credited)

A powerful, yet subtle, picture from Australian director Peter Weir, who has demonstrated quite a flair for mystical themes. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Weir does manage to deliver the goods. Read full review

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