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

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
Executive producerMatt Carroll
ProducerJane Scott
CinematographyDavid Sanderson
Production companySouth Australian Film Corporation
BudgetAU$150,000 (est.)[1][2]
Original release
Release1978 (1978)

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Plot

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A wealthy winemaker sends a lawyer and a surveyor-geologist to review a property in the Simpson Desert, but in the process, they are captured by Arab terrorists who are preparing to invade a middle eastern country.

The film was made as part of a South Australian Film Corporation three picture tele-movie series alongside The Plumber (1979) and The Sound of Love (1978).

Production

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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]

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  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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