Film
Deadline
1982 · 1h 34m · Thriller · TV Movie
It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!
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Overview
A journalist sets out to report on a minor earthquake in the Australian outback, and finds that the tremor was a result of a small nuclear explosion - part of an extortion threat that has the government fearing nuclear blackmail. With the help of local reporters, and despite the harassment of the security agencies, he sets out to avert the crisis.
Cast
Barry Newman
Barney Duncan
Bill Kerr
Willliam Ashby
Trisha Noble
Gillian Boles
Alwyn Kurts
Jack McGinty
John Ewart
Sam O'Bannon
Bruce Spence
Towie
Willie Fennell
Old Alf
Vincent Ball
Prime Minister
Erin Pearce
Ernie Kramer
Noel Trevarthen
Kimball
Jeff Ashby
Deighton
Kevin Miles
Thurber
Carole Skinner
Sybil
Brian Blain
Dr. Durant
Sean Scully
Army Officer
Barry Donnelly
Sgt. Bolas
Crew
- Arch NicholsonDirector
- Walter Halsey DavisStory · Screenplay
- Hal McElroyProducer
- David HuggettEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1982
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Budget
- $790,000
- Genres
- Thriller, TV Movie
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