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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.

Status: Released
Released Date: 1982-01-01
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Arch Nicholson
Spoken language: English
Genres: Thriller, TV Movie
Original title: Deadline
Production Companies: Hanna-Barbera Australia, New South Wales Film Corp., Nine Network Australia
Production Countries: Australia

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