Plunge Into Darkness

Plunge Into Darkness
Written by	Bruce A. Wishart
Directed by	Peter Maxwell
Starring	Olivia Hamnett Bruce Barry John Jarratt
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Robert Bruning
Running time	75 mins
Production company	Gemini Productions
Original release
Release	1978 (1978)

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]

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

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p121
2. Beilby, Peter; Murray, Scott (September–October 1979). "Robert Bruning". Cinema Papers. pp. 517–519.
3. 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