The Chain Reaction

A thriller in which a married couple are thrown into a world of terror, after being contaminated with radioactivity. Cast includes Steve Bisley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Lorna Lesley. Photography by Nixon Binney.

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Credits

director

Ian Barry

producer

Ross Matthews

production company

Palm Beach Pictures

Duration

01:27:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324760

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Nuclear industry

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Thrillers

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Nuclear industry

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q1757269

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Australia, 1979

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