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Deathcheaters

"Meet Steve & Rod ... Stuntmen ... Saboteurs ... Hellraisers!"

1976

1h 33m

5.3(13 votes)

Adventure

Action

Drama

War

Overview

Two best friends, Vietnam War veterans-turned-stuntmen, are sent as spies to the Philippines on a top secret mission for the Australian government.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

John Hargreaves

John Hargreaves

Steve Hall

Grant Page

Grant Page

Rodney Cann

Margaret Gerard

Julia Hall

Ziggy

Bismark

Noel Ferrier

Noel Ferrier

Culpepper

Judith Woodroffe

Gloria

Ralph Cotterill

Ralph Cotterill

The Uncivil Servant

Drew Forsythe

Drew Forsythe

Battle Scene Director

John Krummel

Anticore Director

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Hit & Run Director

Creative team

Directed by: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Written by: Michael Cove
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Produced by: Brian Trenchard-Smith

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