The Blue Lightning
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Directed byLee Philips
Written byWilliam Kelly
Produced byRoss Matthews
| The Blue Lightning | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lee Philips |
| Written by | William Kelly |
| Produced by | Ross Matthews |
| Starring | Sam Elliott Rebecca Gilling John Meillon Robert Coleby Max Phipps Robert Culp Jack Davis |
Production companies | Roadshow, Coote & Carroll |
| Distributed by | Channel 7 |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.55 million[1] |
The Blue Lightning is a 1986 Australian film directed by Lee Philips and starring Sam Elliott, Rebecca Gilling, John Meillon, Robert Coleby, Max Phipps, and Robert Culp.[2] It was created for US network television and was filmed in Broken Hill, Sydney, the Blue Mountains and Camden.[3]
Easygoing San Francisco private detective Harold "Harry" Wingate gets a six-figure offer from millionaire Brutus Cathcart to travel to Australia and retrieve Cathcart's prized opal from former Irish Republican Army terrorist sharpshooter Lester McInally. With the help of an Aborigine rancher and revenge-minded widow Kate McQueen, Wingate battles McInally and his minions, who have taken over an entire outback town.
Cast
- Sam Elliott as Harold 'Harry' Wingate
- Robert Culp as Lester McInally
- Jack Davis as Jahrgadu
- Peter Ford as Quentin McQueen
- Rebecca Gilling as Kate McQueen
- John Meillon as Dr William Giles
- Robert Coleby as Norman
- Max Phipps as Brutus Cathcart
- Ernie Dingo as Pekeri
- Garry Who as Mechanic
- Gary Waddell as Hennessey
