The Plains of Heaven (1983)
1h 20m
Running Time
June 3, 1983Release Date
Plot.
Two technicians manning a tracking station on the Victorian High Plains pursue opposite ways of coping with isolation. The ageing Cunningham seems to be rejuvenated by and obsessed with the landscape, while the younger Barker withdraws into the interior and technical world of the station.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard Moir
Barker
Reg Evans
Cunningham
Gerard Kennedy
Lenko
John Flaus
Landrover owner
Jenny Cartledge
Nurse
Brian McKenzie
Lewis / Associate Producer
Adam Briscomb
Soldier on train
Ian Pringle
Director / Writer
Ray Argall
Director of Photography / Editor / Sound Editor
Bryce Menzies
ISC Man
John Cruthers
Producer
Elizabeth Stirling
Production Design
Doug Ling
Writer
Elizabeth Parsons
Writer
Details.
Wiki.
The Plains of Heaven is a 1982 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle, about two men at a remote satellite relay station who contemplate their obsessions.
The film was re-released in the USA as Panic Station.
Ian Pringle shared the Interfilm Jury Prize for The Plains of Heaven at the Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film festival in 1982.