The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy is a 1988 Australian-New Zealand mini series based on the Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior.[1] It was written by David Phillips, and directed by Chris Thomson, and stars Jack Thompson, Brad Davis and Germain Houde.
The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy | |
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Written by | David Phillips |
Directed by | Chris Thomson |
Starring | Jack Thompson Brad Davis |
Theme music composer | Martin Armiger |
Country of origin | Australia New Zealand |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 2 x 2 hours |
Production | |
Producer | Robert J Loader |
Production companies | 7 Network Golden Dolphin |
Original release | |
Network | Seven Network |
Release | 9 October 1988 |
Plot
editFrom 1978 to 1985, the Rainbow Warrior was the flagship of the Greenpeace fleet, active in supporting a number of anti-whaling, anti-seal hunting, anti-nuclear testing and anti-nuclear waste dumping campaigns, during that period. In 1985 it was at the Port of Auckland in New Zealand on its way to a protest against a planned French nuclear test in Moruroa. It was sunk by a bombing operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure (DGSE), carried out on 10 July 1985. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, drowned on the sinking ship.
Cast
edit- Jack Thompson as Stuart Irvine
- Brad Davis as Neil Travers
- Germain Houde as Alain Mafart
- Louise Laparé as Dominique Prieur
- Peter Carroll as Louis-Pierre Dillais
- Guy Thauvette as Manignet
- Bruno Lawrence as Terry Batchelor
- Christian Manon as French Priest
- Alex Menglet as Velche
- Gary Day
- Justin Monjo as Hendrick
See also
edit- The Rainbow Warrior, 1993 film
References
edit- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p225
External links
edit- The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy at IMDb
- The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy at screenaustralia
- The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy at BFI
- The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy at NZ Film Archive