Thriller ·TV Movie · Australia · 1982 · 1h 34m

Deadline

Director

Cast

Barry Newman as Barney Duncan Bill Kerr as Willliam Ashby Trisha Noble as Gillian Boles Alwyn Kurts as Jack McGinty John Ewart as Sam O'Bannon Bruce Spence as Towie

Crew

David Huggett — Editor Walter Halsey Davis — Screenplay Walter Halsey Davis — Story Hal McElroy — Producer Larry Eastwood — Production Design

Tagline

It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

terrorism nuclear weapons

Key Collaborators

Arch Nicholson Director David Huggett Editor Walter Halsey Davis Screenplay Walter Halsey Davis Story Hal McElroy Producer Larry Eastwood Production Design

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