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1. Ground Zero (1987)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginies to be exposed to and killed by radiation. He begins a search for... See full summary »
Directors: Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson | Stars: Colin Friels, Jack Thompson, Donald Pleasence, Natalie Bate
Votes: 550 | Gross: $0.20M
2. Woomera: The Silent Partners (1988)
55 min | Documentary, History
The true story of Australia's Woomera rocket range, used in the cold war to develop Britain's Blue Streak rocket.
Director: Harry Bardwell | Stars: Martin Jarvis, Len Beadell
3. Too Long in the Bush: Len Beadell Looks Back (2007 Video)
80 min | Documentary, Adventure, Biography
Director: Phil Sexton | Stars: Len Beadell, Anne Beadell, Ron Buckley, Clive Drinkwater
4. Fortress Australia: The Secret Bid for the Atomic Bomb (2001 Video)
62 min | Documentary, History
Fortress Australia uncovers one of the most extraordinary chapters in Australia's history - the brazen attempt by successive Australian governments to fortress their nation with atomic ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Butt | Stars: Robyn Williams, Philip Baxter
5. Secrets in the Sands (1991 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short, History
Stars: David Jessel, Archie Barton, Maggie Brady, Andrew Collett
6. Blowin' in the Wind (2005)
62 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: David Bradbury | Stars: Lisa Peers, Doug Rokke, Lauren Moret, George W. Bush
7. The Blue Streak Rocket: Britain's Part in Europe's Space Plan (1964)
15 min | Documentary, Short, History
The building and launch of the British-made Blue Streak rocket.
Director: Derek Mayne | Stars: Tim Turner, P. Girardin, Mrs. Lawrence
Votes: 13
8. Maralinga Atomic Bomb Test Survivors (2007 Video)
4 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Pip Starr | Stars: Avon Hudson, Yani Lester
11. Australia's Atomic Testing Ground (1953)
1 min | Documentary, Short, News
Star: Robert Gordon Menzies
12. Britain Fires A-Bomb No. 2 (1954)
3 min | Documentary, Short, News
Stars: William Penney, Duncan Sandys
13. Waking Up the Nation (2006)
48 min | Documentary
Director: Agostino Imondi | Stars: Penny Birch, Mari-Luz Robey, Shannon Robey, Anne Simpson
15. Rocket Range (1948)
3 min | Documentary, Short, News
18. Posting Woomera (1960)
17 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: John Bennett | Star: Stewart Ginn
20. Port Augusta: Crossroad to the Outback (1965)
15 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Geoffrey Scoresby Shepherd
22. The Woomera Atomic Tests (1954)
3 min | Documentary, Short, News
Stars: Lionel Gamlin, William Penney
24. The Distant Edge (1964 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
A documentary about the Woomera rocket range.
25. Western Desert Woomera: Fashioned with Stone Tools (1981)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Made from footage shot in 1970 this film shows the making of a spear thrower by two Pintupi men of the Lake McDonald area and underlines the importance of the spear thrower to their people.
Director: Wayne Barker | Stars: Wayne Barker, Ngayuwa Tjangalatwo, Tapatapa Tjangalatwo
26.
ITV Play of the Week (1955–1974)
Episode:
Countdown at Woomera
(1961)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
A thrilling adventure set against the backdrop of the first manned mission to the Moon in 1968, involving espionage, intrigue and germ warfare.
Director: Cyril Coke | Stars: Fredric Abbott, Ian Anderson, Patrick Barr, Terence Bayler