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Ground Zero is a 1987 Australian action thriller directed by Bruce Myles and Michael Pattinson.[1]

Cast[]

  • Colin Friels as Harvey Denton
  • Jack Thompson as Trebilcock
  • Donald Pleasence as Prosper Gaffney
  • Natalie Bate as Pat Denton
  • Burnum Burnum as Yami Lester
  • Simon Chilvers as Commission president
  • Neil Fitzpatrick as Hooking
  • Bob Maza as Walemari
  • Beverley Dunn as Commissioner #1
  • Alan Hopgood as Commissioner #2
  • Peter Cummins as Ballantyne
  • Brian James as Vice-Adm. Windsor
  • Bob Hornery as Meteorologist
  • Steve Dodd as Freddy Tjapalijarri
  • Alfred Austen as Aboriginal elder

Reception[]

Janet Maslin, writing for The New York Times, considered the film a prime example of a "taut, clever conspiracy-theory thriller".[2]

Links[]

References[]

  1. Ground Zero - Screen Australia - Retrieved 12 September 2021
  2. Review/Film; A Nuclear Cover-Up in Australia - Janet Maslin - 23 September 1988 - The New York Times - Retrieved 12 September 2021