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Golden Soak (1979)

Golden Soak(1979)

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    • 50m
    • March 13, 1979(Australia)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 7.7/10 (41)
Drama
  • Seasons
    • 1
  • Years
    • 1979

  • An Englishman becomes involved with a mysterious Australian goldmine.An Englishman becomes involved with a mysterious Australian goldmine.An Englishman becomes involved with a mysterious Australian goldmine.

  • Stars
    • Ray Barrett
    • Christiane Krüger
    • Elizabeth Alexander
  • Reviews
    • 3 User reviews
  • Photos & videos
    • 3 Photos

Cast

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  • Ray Barrett
    Ray Barrett
    Ray Barrett
    Alec Hamilton
    • 1979
  • Christiane Krüger in Little Mother (1972)
    Christiane Krüger
    Christiane Krüger
    Rosa Hamilton
    • 1979
  • Elizabeth Alexander
    Elizabeth Alexander
    Elizabeth Alexander
    Janet Garrety
    • 1979
  • Fritz Lichtenhahn and Heinz Schimmelpfennig in Hamburg Transit (1970)
    Heinz Schimmelpfennig
    Heinz Schimmelpfennig
    Ed Garrety
    • 1979
  • Ruth Cracknell
    Ruth Cracknell
    Ruth Cracknell
    Prophesy
    • 1979
  • Erik Ode, Günther Ungeheuer, and Fritz Wepper in Der Kommissar (1969)
    Günther Ungeheuer
    Günther Ungeheuer
    Kadek
    • 1979
  • Bill Hunter
    Bill Hunter
    Bill Hunter
    Chris Culpin
    • 1979
  • David Cameron
    David Cameron
    David Cameron
    Johnny Culpin
    • 1979
  • Vincent Gil in Stone (1974)
    Vincent Gil
    Vincent Gil
    Westrop
    • 1979
  • Steve Dodd
    Steve Dodd
    Wolli
    • 1979
  • Les Foxcroft
    Les Foxcroft
    Jacko
    • 1979
  • Ken Blackburn
    Ken Blackburn
    Sgt Reynolds
    • 1979
  • Kay Yates
    Kay Yates
    Maggie
    • 1979
  • Hu Pryce
    Hu Pryce
    Pilot
    • 1979
  • Rev Jones
    Rev Jones
    Robbie
    • 1979
  • Victor Simms
    Victor Simms
    Tom
    • 1979
  • Jack May in Bulman (1985)
    Jack May
    Jack May
    Hastings
    • 1979
  • Kevin Howard
    Kevin Howard
    Inspector
    • 1979
  • Nigel Plaskitt in Inigo Pipkin (1973)
    Nigel Plaskitt
    Nigel Plaskitt
    Customs officer
    • 1979
  • Ken Fraser
    Ken Fraser
    Magistrate
    • 1979
  • Gordon McDougall
    Gordon McDougall
    Petersen
    • 1979
  • Shaun Curry
    Shaun Curry
    Inspector
    • 1979
  • Gareth Wilding-Forbes
    Gareth Wilding-Forbes
    McGee
    • 1979
  • Brian Wright
    Brian Wright
    Coroner
    • 1979
  • Phillip Hinton
    Phillip Hinton
    Duhamel
    • 1979
  • Ted Egan
    Ted Egan
    Smithy
    • 1979
  • Morgan Sheppard
    Morgan Sheppard
    Lomax
    • 1979
  • Curt Jansen
    Curt Jansen
    Freeman
    • 1979
  • Louise Cullen
    Louise Cullen
    Telephonist
    • 1979
  • Betty Dyson
    Betty Dyson
    Librarian
    • 1979
  • William Morgan Sheppard
    William Morgan Sheppard
    William Morgan Sheppard
    Lomax
    • 1979
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Production Companies

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  • Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)
  • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
  • Portman Productions
  • Westdeutsches Werbefernsehen (WWF)

Distributors

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  • Amalgamated Global Television
    • (World-wide, 1988)
  • Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)
    • (Australia, 1979)(TV)
  • BBC One
    • (United Kingdom, 1980)(TV)
  • Global Television Services
    • (World-wide, 1979)
  • Pidax Film
    • (Germany, 2014)(DVD)

Storyline

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An Englishman becomes involved with a mysterious Australian goldmine.
tv mini seriesbased on novel
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    • Drama
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Details

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  • Release date
    • March 13, 1979 (Australia)
  • Countries of origin
    • United Kingdom
    • Australia
    • West Germany
  • Language
    • English
  • Also known as
    • Das Gold der Wüste
  • Filming locations
    • Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
  • Production companies
    • Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC)
    • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
    • Portman Productions
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  • Runtime
    • 50m(6 episodes)
  • Color
    • Color

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