Storyline
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.
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Barry Newman
Barney Duncan
Bill Kerr
Willliam Ashby
Trisha Noble
Gillian Boles
Alwyn Kurts
Jack McGinty
John Ewart
Sam O'Bannon
Bruce Spence
Towie
Willie Fennell
Old Alf
Vincent Ball
Prime Minister
Erin Pearce
Ernie Kramer
Noel Trevarthen
Kimball
Jeff Ashby
Deighton
Kevin Miles
Thurber
Frequently Asked Questions
Deadline was released on January 1, 1982.
The runtime of Deadline is 1h 34m.
Deadline is a Thriller, TV Movie movie.
Deadline has a rating of 6.3 out of 10 on TMDB.
Deadline is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
Deadline was directed by Arch Nicholson.
The main cast of Deadline includes Barry Newman, Bill Kerr, Trisha Noble.
Deadline is originally in English.