Deadline
It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!
6.3
4 votes
1982
1h 34m
Thriller
TV Movie
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.
Directed by Arch Nicholson
Top cast
Barry Newman
Barney Duncan
Bill Kerr
Willliam Ashby
Trisha Noble
Gillian Boles
Alwyn Kurts
Jack McGinty
John Ewart
Sam O'Bannon
Bruce Spence
TowieW
Willie Fennell
Old Alf
Vincent Ball
Prime MinisterE
Erin Pearce
Ernie Kramer
Noel Trevarthen
KimballJ
Jeff Ashby
Deighton
Kevin Miles
Thurber
Carole Skinner
SybilB
Brian Blain
Dr. Durant
Sean Scully
Army OfficerB
Barry Donnelly
Sgt. BolasB
Bettina Welch
Mrs. Ashby
Michael Duffield
Air Vice Marshall
Rob Steele
ASIO Agent
Brian Wenzel
ASIO AgentDetails
Status
Released
Release date
January 1, 1982
Budget
$790K
Revenue
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Language
English
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