The Blue Lightning
5.2
Harry Wingate, a rugged adventurer, is hired by a gem collector to retrieve a priceless opal, known as "The Blue Lightning," from Lester McInally, a super-criminal with an army of killers operating in the Australian outback.
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Cast
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Sam Elliott
Harry Wingate
Known for
A Star Is Born
Ghost Rider
Robert Culp
Lester McInally
Known for
The Greatest American Hero
The Pelican Brief
John Meillon
Dr. William Giles
Known for
Crocodile Dundee II
Walkabout
Rebecca Gilling
Kate McQueen
Known for
The Man from Hong Kong
Robert Coleby
Ninian
Known for
Tracks
The Marine
Max Phipps
Brutus Cathcart
Known for
Mad Max 2
Thirst
Ralph Cotterill
Words
Known for
Bad Boy Bubby
The Marsupials: The Howling III
Jack Davis
Jahrgadu
Also in
Halifax f.p.
Bob Barrett
Sullivan
Also in
Running on Empty
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Ray Meagher
Hale
Known for
Home and Away
Breaker Morant
Michael Carman
Roberts
Known for
Nim's Island
Winchester
Norm Erskine
Clancy
Known for
Wake in Fright
Lee Philips Director · William Kelley Screenplay Geoffrey Simpson Cinematographer
Budget $2.6M · United States release May 7, 1986 · Produced in Australia
Box office
Budget
$2,550,000
Production
Roadshow Coote & Carroll
Production
Seven Network
Production
Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · May 7, 1986
TV · CBS Wednesday Night Movie
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