Plunge Into Darkness Explained

Plunge Into Darkness
Director:	Peter Maxwell
Producer:	Robert Bruning associate David Hannay
Starring:	Olivia Hamnett Bruce Barry John Jarratt
Studio:	Gemini Productions
Runtime:	75 mins
Country:	Australia
Language:	English

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]

External links

• • Plunge Into Darkness at the British Film Institute
  • 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

Notes and References

1. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p121
2. Peter. Beilby. Scott. Murray. Robert Bruning. Cinema Papers. September–October 1979. 517–519.
3. News: Sydney Morning Herald. June 19, 1977. Don. Groves. Showbiz.