Deadline
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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Deadline
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 1, 1982
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Thriller
User Score
60%
Original Title
Deadline
Production Companies
Hanna-Barbera Productions
Director
Arch Nicholson
Budget
$790,000
Description
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.