Barry NewmanBarney Duncan
Bill KerrWillliam Ashby
Trisha NobleGillian Boles
Alwyn KurtsJack McGinty
John EwartSam O'Bannon
Bruce SpenceTowie
Willie FennellOld Alf
Vincent BallPrime Minister
Noel TrevarthenKimball
Kevin MilesThurber
Carole SkinnerSybilWhy it may be worth watching
- Deadline combines Thriller and TV Movie elements in one feature.
- The principal cast includes Barry Newman, Bill Kerr, Trisha Noble.
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Deadline
It's the most lethal deadline in history and if it's not met, three and a half million people will die!
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.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Thriller, TV Movie. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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terrorismnuclear weapons
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