Movie: The Rainbow Warrior

Top 10 Billed Cast

Jon Voight
Jon Voight

Peter Willcox

Sam Neill
Sam Neill

Chief Inspector Alan Galbraith

Bruno Lawrence
Bruno Lawrence

Detective Sr. Sgt. Terry Batchelor

Kerry Fox
Kerry Fox

Andrea Joyce

John Callen
John Callen

PM David Lange

Peter Hambleton
Peter Hambleton

Maury Whitham

Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson

Bert White

Stephen O'Rourke
Stephen O'Rourke

Eddie

Stig Eldreg
Stig Eldreg

Steve Sawyer

Lucy Lawless
Lucy Lawless

Jane Redmond

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    Peter Wilcox, as skipper of the 'Rainbow Warrior', a Greenpeace ship, docks in Auckland, July 1985, preparing for a protest against French nuclear testing in the south pacific. When a bomb rips open the vessel, killing a crew member, he must convince the police superintendent that this is an act of terrorism. Determined not to allow outside forces to threaten their harbor, the police embark on a pursuit of the persons responsible. The events that follow nearly bring down an allied nation's government.

  • Release Date

    1997-03-28

  • Average

    5.4

  • Rating:

    2.7 starts
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    English
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