The Chain Reaction
Sep 25 1980
•2h 32m
•Action, Science Fiction, Thriller
Contaminated by a nuclear-plant spill, an Australian worker hides with a woman and tries to warn the public.
Cast
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Steve Bisley
Larry
Arna-Maria Winchester
Carmel
Ross Thompson
Heinrich
Hugh Keays-Byrne
Eagle
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