Harvest of Hate

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Harvest of Hate
Written byGil Brearley
Wal Cherry
Michael Thornhill
Directed byMichael Thornhill
StarringDennis Grosvenor
Kris McQuade
Leon Cosak
Richard Meikle
Michael Aitkens
John Orcsik
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersJane Scott
executive
Matt Carroll
CinematographyDavid Sanderson
Production companySouth Australian Film Corporation
BudgetAU$150,000 (est.)[1][2]
Original release
Release1978 (1978)

Harvest of Hate is a 1978 Australian film made for TV about Arab terrorists operating in South Australia.[3]

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Plot[edit]

A young couple is captured by Arab terrorists in the Simpson Desert.

Production[edit]

The film was shot over three weeks in South Australia in July to August 1977.[1] It was directed by Michael Thornhill who said it "was a gun-for-hire job. I didn't complete the film. They re-edited and I just walked away."[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b David Stratton, The Last New Wave: The Australian Film Revival, Angus & Robertson, 1980 p321
  2. ^ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, January 1978 p252
  3. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p79
  4. ^ Interview with Michael Thornhill at Peter Malone site. Retrieved 15 July 2013

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