The Rainbow Warrior

Mar 28, 1997

1h 39m

★ 5.0

Overview

Peter Wilcox, as skipper of the 'Rainbow Warrior', a Greenpeace ship, docks in Auckland, July 1985, preparing for a protest against French nuclear testing in the south pacific. When a bomb rips open the vessel, killing a crew member, he must convince the police superintendent that this is an act of terrorism. Determined not to allow outside forces to threaten their harbor, the police embark on a pursuit of the persons responsible. The events that follow nearly bring down an allied nation's government.

Genres

TV Movie

Drama

Production Companies

Bonny Durr Productions

Ten Four Productions

Capital Cities/ABC Video Enterprises

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Cast

Peter Willcox

Jon Voight

Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith

Sam Neill

Detective Sr. Sgt. Terry Batchelor

Bruno Lawrence

Andrea Joyce

Kerry Fox

PM David Lange

John Callen

Maury Whitham

Peter Hambleton

Bert White

Greg Johnson

Eddie

Stephen O'Rourke

Steve Sawyer

Stig Eldreg

Jane Redmond

Lucy Lawless

Leslie Holbrook

Alison Bruce

Amy

Dale Stevens

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