Cult TV Classic, Reality-Based DEADLINE (Not Seen Since 1961) Debuts on DVD Nov. 19

“A free, independent and professionally-trained press is irrefutably both the backbone of a democracy and the foundation upon which a free civil society is built; without which a democratic nation simply cannot exist.” – Sir Howard Ding

The cult TV classic, reality-based TV show DEADLINE (Not Seen Since 1961) Debuts on DVD Nov. 19 from Film Chest Media

Lost and forgotten in a garage in New Jersey for over 50 years, the Deadline TV series (1959-61), which dramatized stories drawn from actual newspaper headlines of the 1950’s, has been rediscovered to remind us of a time when newspaper reporters were revered as heroes and the guardians of truth and justice. Reporters are the first line of defense of the principles rooted in our Constitution and protected under the first amendment. They uphold everything that our civil society stands for. At a time when print news media is rapidly disappearing and news reporters are being vilified as “enemies of th people,” Deadline has emerged from hibernation and i making its home video debut. Starring Peter Falk, Diane Ladd, George Maharis, Robert Lansing, and many more, this 39-episode anthology series is available for the first time since it aired on prime-time TV nearly 60 years ago. Episodes feature Paul Stewart (narrator), Peter Falk, Diane Ladd, George Maharis, and Robert Lansing. The DVD set can be ordered HERE

BONUS FEATURES

• Photo Gallery
• Trailer
• Trivia
• Extended Synopsis: Journalism Past and Present Overview
• Interview with Broadcast Journalism Professor Joe Alicastro
• Episode Synopses