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Ground Zero is a film of genre Drama directed by Bruce Myles with Colin Friels
Ground Zero (1987)
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Rating63%
Ground Zero is a 1987 Australian drama-thriller about a cinematographer who, prompted by curiosity about some old film footage taken by his father, embarks on a quest to find out the truth about British nuclear tests at Maralinga. It stars actors Colin Friels, Jack Thompson and Indigenous activist Burnum Burnum.
^ "Australian Productions Top $175 million", Cinema Papers, March 1986 p64
Actors
Colin Friels
(Harvey Denton)
Jack Thompson
(Trebilcock)
Donald Pleasence
(Prosper Gaffney)
Burnum Burnum
(Charlie)
Bob Maza
(Walemari)
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