Linehaul

Linehaul is a 1973 Australian television film about truckie Dave Morgan. It was a pilot for a series that was never made and an early vehicle for Jack Thompson.^[2][3]

Linehaul
Directed by	Frank Arnold
Written by	Tony Morphett
Starring	Jack Thompson Peter Gwynne Keith Lee
Production company	ABC
Distributed by	ABC
Release date	May 1973 (1973-05)[1]
Running time	100 mins
Country	Australia
Language	English

Cast

• Jack Thompson (actor) as Dave Morgan
• Peter Gwynne
• Keith Lee as John Macleod
• Alfred Sandor as Philip Mather
• Bunny Gibson

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote that "it's probably one of the best written, acted and directed pieces of TV drama to hit the screen this year. The dialogue was taut and economical. The acting, particularly that of Jack Thompson... was first class."^[4]