Linehaul

Linehaul
Linehaul
Directed by	Frank Arnold
Written by	Tony Morphett
Starring	Jack Thompson; Peter Gwynne; Keith Lee
Production; company	ABC
Distributed by	ABC
Release date	May 1973;
Running time	100 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

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.^[2]^[3]

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."^[4]

References

^ "TUESDAY, 15". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 434. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 May 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p101
^ "Big local series planned for later this year". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 49. Australia. 9 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "The Robert Morley Romp". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 1973. p. 83.

External links

Linehaul at IMDb

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[1] "TUESDAY, 15". The Canberra Times. Vol. 47, no. 13, 434. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 May 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[scott-2] Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p101

[3] "Big local series planned for later this year". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 40, no. 49. Australia. 9 May 1973. p. 10. Retrieved 4 September 2018 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] "The Robert Morley Romp". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 May 1973. p. 83.

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