Deadline (1982 film)
Deadline (stylized as ..Deadline..) is a 1982 Australian-American made-for-television thriller drama film directed by Arch Nicholson and co-produced by Hanna-Barbera Australia and New South Wales Film Corporation.
| Deadline | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Arch Nicholson |
| Produced by | Hal McElroy |
| Written by | Walter Davis |
| Starring | Barry Newman Bill Kerr Trisha Noble Alwyn Kurts Bruce Spence |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Worldvision Enterprises |
Release date | June 2, 1982 |
Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Australia United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$750,000[1] |
Plot
Journalist Barney Duncan (Barry Newman) discovers that an earthquake on the Australian outback was found to be a small nuclear detonation, and the work of an extortionist who vowed to detonate more devices unless his conditions for blackmail are met.
Production
It was originally known as Shadow Effects and was shot on location in Sydney, Canberra and the mining town of Broken Hill. It was a pilot for an unmade TV series.[2]
References
- "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, May–June 1981 p170
- Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p39-40
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