Fortress (1986 film)
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| Directed by | Arch Nicholson |
| Written by | Everett De Roche (screenplay) Gabrielle Lord (novel) |
| Starring | Rachel Ward and Vernon Wells |
| Release date(s) | 26 June 1986 (Australia) |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Fortress is a 1986 criminal and survivalism drama thriller directed by Arch Nicholson and written by Everett De Roche.
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[edit] Plot
A teacher (Rachel Ward) and her students at a small rural school in Australia are kidnapped and held for ransom by a band of violent shotgun-wielding masked thugs. She and the children fight for their lives and try to escape from their captors.
[edit] Production
The film is based on Gabrielle Lord's novel of the same name, which was loosely based on the 1972 Faraday School Kidnapping.
The movie was shot in Australia during 1985. It contains scenes of graphic violence unusual for TV productions of the time.
[edit] Release
The film was initially released directly to cable television by the HBO channel in the United States in late 1985. It was released to cinemas in Australia a year later during 1986.
[edit] Awards
It won the American Cinema Editors for direction of Photography in 1986.
[edit] External links
- Fortress at the Internet Movie Database
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