Australia / Jan 01, 1982
Deadline (1982)
Directed by Arch Nicholson
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It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!
1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
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| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Vincent Ball | Prime Minister |
| Erin Pearce | Ernie Kramer |
| Noel Trevarthen | Kimball |
| Jeff Ashby | Deighton |
| Kevin Miles | Thurber |
| Carole Skinner | Sybil |
| Brian Blain | Dr. Durant |
| Sean Scully | Army Officer |
| Barry Donnelly | Sgt. Bolas |
| Bettina Welch | Mrs. Ashby |
| Michael Duffield | Air Vice Marshall |
| Rob Steele | ASIO Agent |
| Brian Wenzel | ASIO Agent |
| Norman Kaye | ASIO Agent |
| Danny Adcock | ASIO Agent |
| Ken Wayne | Fire Officer |
| Robert Hughes | Fletcher |
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| Wallas Eaton | Goodman |
| John Beynham | Jensen |
| Julie McGregor | Barney's Girl |
| Ray Marshall | Comm. Gallagher |
| Tony Blackett | W/Cdr. Kinkaid |
| Anthony Ingersent | Canberra Contact |
| John Faassen | Gen. Hornsby |
| Howard Vernon | Doorman |
| Brian Anderson | Seismo Tech. |
| Elizabeth Crosby | Joanne |
| Tony Wager | Bomb Expert |
| Paul Bertram | Radar Tracker |
| Katherine Thomson | Telephonist |
Genres
ThrillerTV Movie
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Deadline |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Australia |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hanna-Barbera Australia, New South Wales Film Corp., Nine Network Australia |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1982 |
| Production | Hal McElroy |
| Writer | Walter Halsey Davis |
| Editing | David Huggett, Frans Vandenburg |
| Cinematography | David Gribble, Peter Menzies, Stuart Guin, Grahame Litchfield, Gordon Nutt, Bob Mooreheadh |
| Assistant directors | Charles Rotherham, John Warran, David Trethewey, Arch Nicholson, Caroline Stanton |
| Lighting | Miles Moulson |
| Camera operators | Peter Menzies, Stuart Guin, Grahame Litchfield, Gordon Nutt, Bob Mooreheadh |
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| Additional photography | Peter Menzies, Stuart Guin, Grahame Litchfield, Gordon Nutt, Bob Mooreheadh |
| Production design | Larry Eastwood, David Bowden, Linda Bates, Karan Monkhouse, Brian Hocking |
| Art direction | David Bowden, Larry Eastwood, Linda Bates, Karan Monkhouse, Brian Hocking |
| Set decoration | Larry Eastwood, David Bowden, Linda Bates, Karan Monkhouse, Brian Hocking |
| Special effects | Alan Maxwell |
| Stunts | Max Aspin, Bob Hicks, Dale Aspin |
| Music | Brian May, Tim D. Lloyd, Jack Friedmann, Andrew Steuart, Ashley Grenville, Julian Ellingworth |
| Sound | Brian May, Tim D. Lloyd, Jack Friedmann, Andrew Steuart, Ashley Grenville, Julian Ellingworth |
| Costume design | Camilla Rountree, Sally Gordon, Catriona Brown |
| Makeup | Camilla Rountree, Sally Gordon, Catriona Brown |
| Hairstyling | Camilla Rountree, Sally Gordon, Catriona Brown |
| Budget | 790.000 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
TV
Germany / Jun 02, 1988 / ARD
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