Deadline

"It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!"

1982 1h 34m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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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.

“It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Arch Nicholson
Writers: Walter Halsey Davis, Walter Halsey Davis
Languages: English
Countries: Australia

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor David Huggett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Barry Newman and Bill Kerr and Trisha Noble carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0083799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Arch Nicholson directs. David Huggett cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Editor David Huggett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Barry Newman and Bill Kerr and Trisha Noble carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!".
6IMDB entry: tt0083799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.