Deadline (1982)

Deadline (1982)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1982-01-01 Australia 94 Min. PG-13
6 3 votes
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.

Cast

Barry Newman is Barney Duncan
Barney Duncan
Bill Kerr is Willliam Ashby
Willliam Ashby
Trisha Noble is Gillian Boles
Gillian Boles
Alwyn Kurts is Jack McGinty
Jack McGinty
John Ewart is Sam O'Bannon
Sam O'Bannon
Bruce Spence is Towie
Towie
Willie Fennell is Old Alf
Old Alf
Vincent Ball is Prime Minister
Prime Minister
Erin Pearce is Ernie Kramer
Ernie Kramer
Noel Trevarthen is Kimball
Kimball
Jeff Ashby is Deighton
Deighton
Kevin Miles is Thurber
Thurber
Brian Blain is Dr. Durant
Dr. Durant
Sean Scully is Army Officer
Army Officer
Barry Donnelly is Sgt. Bolas
Sgt. Bolas
Bettina Welch is Mrs. Ashby
Mrs. Ashby
Michael Duffield is Air Vice Marshall
Air Vice Marshall
Rob Steele is ASIO Agent
ASIO Agent
Brian Wenzel is ASIO Agent
ASIO Agent
Norman Kaye is ASIO Agent
ASIO Agent
Danny Adcock is ASIO Agent
ASIO Agent
Ken Wayne is Fire Officer
Fire Officer
Robert Hughes is Fletcher
Fletcher
Wallas Eaton is Goodman
Goodman
John Beynham is Jensen
Jensen
Julie McGregor is Barney's Girl
Barney's Girl
Ray Marshall is Comm. Gallagher
Comm. Gallagher
Tony Blackett is W/Cdr. Kinkaid
W/Cdr. Kinkaid
Anthony Ingersent is Canberra Contact
Canberra Contact
John Faassen is Gen. Hornsby
Gen. Hornsby
Howard Vernon is Doorman
Doorman
Brian Anderson is Seismo Tech.
Seismo Tech.
Tony Wager is Bomb Expert
Bomb Expert
Paul Bertram is Radar Tracker
Radar Tracker
Katherine Thomson is Telephonist
Telephonist