Deadline
1982 · Movie · 1h 34m
ThrillerMade-for-TV
"It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6/10
Key crew
- Arch NicholsonDirector
- Walter Halsey DavisScreenplay
Cast
- Barry NewmanBarney Duncan
- Bill KerrWillliam Ashby
- Trisha NobleGillian Boles
- Alwyn KurtsJack McGinty
- John EwartSam O'Bannon
- Bruce SpenceTowie
- Willie FennellOld Alf
- Vincent BallPrime Minister
- Erin PearceErnie Kramer
- Noel TrevarthenKimball
- Jeff AshbyDeighton
- Kevin MilesThurber
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Themes
terrorismnuclear weapons