Deadline (1982)

01/01/1982 (AU) • 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!

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.

Top Billed Cast

Barry Newman

Barney Duncan

Bill Kerr

Willliam Ashby

Trisha Noble

Gillian Boles

Alwyn Kurts

Jack McGinty

John Ewart

Sam O'Bannon

Vincent Ball

Prime Minister

Erin Pearce

Ernie Kramer


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$790,000.00

Revenue

-

Keywords

terrorism

nuclear weapons

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