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Fortress

  • 1985
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
3.8K
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Rachel Ward, Anna Crawford, Sean Garlick, Robin Mason, Bradley Meehan, Rebecca Rigg, and Richard Terrill in Fortress (1985)
An Australian school teacher and her students are kidnapped. She and the children fight for their lives and try to escape from their captors.
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After being kidnapped for ransom by four criminals, a schoolteacher and her students flee into a cave and build fortifications in anticipation of a decisive battle with their captors.After being kidnapped for ransom by four criminals, a schoolteacher and her students flee into a cave and build fortifications in anticipation of a decisive battle with their captors.After being kidnapped for ransom by four criminals, a schoolteacher and her students flee into a cave and build fortifications in anticipation of a decisive battle with their captors.

  • Director
    • Arch Nicholson
  • Writers
    • Everett De Roche
    • Gabrielle Lord
  • Stars
    • Sean Garlick
    • Rachel Ward
    • Elaine Cusick
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    3.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arch Nicholson
    • Writers
      • Everett De Roche
      • Gabrielle Lord
    • Stars
      • Sean Garlick
      • Rachel Ward
      • Elaine Cusick
    • 62User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win total

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    Top Cast21

    Sean Garlick
    • Sid
    Rachel Ward
    Rachel Ward
    • Sally Jones
    Elaine Cusick
    • Mrs. O'Brien
    Laurie Moran
    • Mr. O'Brien
    Marc Aden Gray
    Marc Aden Gray
    • Tommy
    • (as Marc Gray)
    Ray Chubb
    • Publican
    Bradley Meehan
    • Richard
    Rebecca Rigg
    Rebecca Rigg
    • Narelle
    Beth Buchanan
    • Leanne
    Asher Keddie
    Asher Keddie
    • Sue
    Anna Crawford
    • Sarah
    Richard Terrill
    • Toby
    Vernon Wells
    Vernon Wells
    • Dabby Duck
    Peter Hehir
    • Father Christmas
    David Bradshaw
    • Pussy Cat
    Roger Stephen
    • Mac the Mouse
    Wendy Playfair
    Wendy Playfair
    • Old Woman
    Ed Turley
    • Old Man
    • Director
      • Arch Nicholson
    • Writers
      • Everett De Roche
      • Gabrielle Lord
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Reviewers say 'Fortress' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. Curabitur pretium tincidunt lacus.

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The film is loosely based on the 1972 Faraday School kidnapping of a teacher and her class by Edwin John Eastwood and Robert Clyde Boland. Eastwood later escaped from prison and repeated the crime with another teacher and his class in 1977. The Faraday kidnapping was in turn a real-life copycat crime based on a scene in the Clint Eastwood film Dirty Harry (1971) where the Scorpio Killer holds a bus driver and several schoolchildren hostage.
    • Goofs
      After Sally emerges from the water while she's exploring, for an instant her hair seems swept back and pressed down, clearly drenched. During the next shot, which is a close-up, her hair looks as if it had been hastily dried with a towel, even though we never even see her touch her hair.
    • Quotes
      • Father Christmas: Get in the Van!
    • Alternate versions
      The ending of the Hungarian VHS release of the film differs from all other versions. An alternate take of the policemen's questioning of Sally is used in the children threaten them with spears, which contrasts with other versions, which uses a take in which they are unarmed. During this sequence, a unique flashback also plays, in which Sally and the children are shown butchering "Father Christmas" to death, the action of which was cut away from in other versions.
    • Connections
      Referenced in A Bicentenary with Bite: Revisiting 'Dark Age' (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      I'm the King of the Castle
      (uncredited)
      Traditional
      Sung by Anna Crawford

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    FAQ4

    • Why did the kidnappers abduct the kids?
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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 31, 1986 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Violento secuestro
    • Filming locations
      • Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia(environs)
    • Production companies
      • Crawford Productions
      • HBO Premiere Films
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 28m(88 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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