linehaul
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{{Infobox film
| name = Linehaul
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| director = Frank Arnold
| producer =
| writer = Tony Morphett
| based_on =
| starring = Jack Thompson
Peter Gwynne
Keith Lee
| music =
| cinematography =
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| distributor = ABC
| studio = ABC
| released = {{Film date|1973|05|ref1={{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110709518 |title=TUESDAY, 15 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=47 |issue=13,434 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=14 May 1973 |accessdate=4 September 2018 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}}}
| runtime = 100 mins
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget =
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Linehaul is a 1973 Australian television film about truckie Dave Morgan. It was a pilot for a series that was never made and an early vehicle for Jack Thompson.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p101{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47470707 |title=Big local series planned for later this year |newspaper=The Australian Women's Weekly |volume=40 |issue=49 |location=Australia |date=9 May 1973 |accessdate=4 September 2018 |page=10 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Cast
- Jack Thompson (actor) as Dave Morgan
- Peter Gwynne
- Keith Lee as John Macleod
- Alfred Sandor as Philip Mather
- Bunny Gibson
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that "it's probably one of the best written, acted and directed pieces of TV drama to hit the screen this year. The dialogue was taut and economical. The acting, particularly that of Jack Thompson... was first class."{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=83|title=The Robert Morley Romp|date=May 20, 1973}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1769304/ Linehaul] at IMDb
Category:Australian television films
Category:Films directed by Frank Arnold
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