Deadline (1982)

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Deadline on IMDb 6.0/10 58 votes

Released:
1982-01-01

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.

Director:
Arch Nicholson

Runtime:
1h 34min

Genre:
Thriller, TV Movie

  • 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