| Deadline | |
|---|---|
 Promotional release poster | |
| Directed by | Mario Azzopardi |
| Written by | Mario Azzopardi |
| Produced by | Henry Less |
| Starring | Stephen Young Sharon Masters |
| Cinematography | Manfred Guthe |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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The earliest known verifiable listing of the film's release year is in the publication Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis, copyrighted in 1982; in it, the film's release year is listed as "1980?". [1] Home video distributor Vinegar Syndrome lists the film's release year with more certainty as 1980. [2] Several other sources list the film's release year as 1980. [3] [4] [5] In a 1985 volume of The Motion Picture Guide , the film's release date is listed as 1984. [6] [ ISBN missing ] However, according to Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the Literature, published in 1997, the film was released in 1979. [7]
The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD by Vinegar Syndrome in March 2020. [2] [8]
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