Black Rain
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  • 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.

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  1. Christian Science Monitor
    Reviewed by: David Sterritt
    100
    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.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Staff (Not Credited)
    80
    Richard Chamberlain is highly effective as a young lawyer caught up in a case of an aborigine murdered by some others in town.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Staff (not credited)
    80
    A powerful, yet subtle, picture from Australian director Peter Weir, who has demonstrated quite a flair for mystical themes.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Michael Atkinson
    80
    A minor triumph of atmosphere and nightmare imaginings.

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