The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy is a 1988 Australian-New Zealand mini series based on the Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior.[1] It was written by David Phillips, and directed by Chris Thomson, and stars Jack Thompson, Brad Davis and Germain Houde.

The Rainbow Warrior Conspiracy
Written byDavid Phillips
Directed byChris Thomson
StarringJack Thompson
Brad Davis
Theme music composerMartin Armiger
Country of originAustralia
New Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2 x 2 hours
Production
ProducerRobert J Loader
Production companies7 Network
Golden Dolphin
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release9 October 1988 (1988-10-09)

Plot

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From 1978 to 1985, the Rainbow Warrior was the flagship of the Greenpeace fleet, active in supporting a number of anti-whaling, anti-seal hunting, anti-nuclear testing and anti-nuclear waste dumping campaigns, during that period. In 1985 it was at the Port of Auckland in New Zealand on its way to a protest against a planned French nuclear test in Moruroa. It was sunk by a bombing operation by the "action" branch of the French foreign intelligence services, the Direction générale de la sécurité extérieure (DGSE), carried out on 10 July 1985. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, drowned on the sinking ship.

Cast

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Top to bottom: Jack Thompson and Brad Davis.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford University Press, 1996 p225
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