Plunge Into Darkness

Plunge Into Darkness
Directed by	Peter Maxwell
Written by	Bruce A. Wishart
Produced by	Robert Bruning associate David Hannay
Starring	Olivia Hamnett Bruce Barry John Jarratt
Production company	Gemini Productions
Release date	1978
Running time	75 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

Plunge Into Darkness is a 1978 Australian television film directed by Peter Maxwell and starring Olivia Hamnett, Bruce Barry, and John Jarratt. It concerns a couple on a holiday in the country who have a terrorising experience.^[1]

It was produced by Robert Bruning's Gemini Productions.^[2]

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Plot

A married couple, Gary and Pat Keating, come across a remote farmhouse containing a murdered couple and a boy. Pat stays with the boy why Gary runs for help. Gary crosses with two escaped prisoners.

Cast

Olivia Hamnett as Pat Keating
Bruce Barry as Gary Keating
John Jarratt as Toby
Tom Richards as Joe
Ashley Grenville
Wallas Eaton
Alister Smart
John Ewart
Julieanne Newbould

Production

Filming was complete by June 1977.^[3]

References

^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p121
^ Beilby, Peter; Murray, Scott (September–October 1979). "Robert Bruning". Cinema Papers. pp. 517–519.
^ Groves, Don (19 June 1977). "Showbiz". Sydney Morning Herald.

External links

Plunge Into Darkness at IMDb
Plunge Into Darkness at the British Film Institute^{[better source needed]}
Plunge Into Darkness at Letterboxd
Plunge into Darkness at Screen Australia
Plunge Into Darkness at Peter Malone
Plunge Into Darkness at AustLit (subscription required)
Plunge Into Darkness at National Film and Sound Archive

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