Harvest of Hate is a 1978 Australian film made for TV about Arab terrorists operating in South Australia.Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p79
Cast Dennis Grosvenor as Peter Scanlon Kris McQuade as Ruth Grant Michael Aitkens as David Richard Meikle as John Camden John Orcsik as Terrorist Leon Cosak as Arab Guard Moshe Kedem
Plot A wealthy winemaker sends a lawyer and a surveyor-geologist to review a property in the Simpson Desert, but in the process, they are captured by Arab terrorists who are preparing to invade a middle eastern country.
The film was made as part of a South Australian Film Corporation three picture tele-movie series alongside The Plumber (1979) and The Sound of Love (1978).
Production The film was shot over three weeks in South Australia in July to August 1977. It was directed by Michael Thornhill who said it "was a gun-for-hire job. I didn't complete the film. They re-edited and I just walked away."Interview with Michael Thornhill at Peter Malone site . Retrieved 15 July 2013
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Harvest of Hate at Peter Malone Site Harvest of Hate at Oz Movies Harvest of Hate at TCMDB Harvest of Hate at SAFC