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23 October 1980 (USA) moreTagline:
Bryan Brown in the true story of a bloody prison riot morePlot:
Filmed in the Clare Valley, Gladstone and the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, this prison movie was inspired by the true life prison riot at Bathurst Jail in 1974 and its subsequent Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons. | add synopsisAwards:
10 nominations moreUser Comments:
A realistic look at Aussie prison life in the 70s moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Bryan Brown | ... | China Jackson |
 | Max Phipps | ... | Norton |
| Dennis Miller | ... | Redford |
| Garry Waddell | ... | Dave |
| Phil Motherwell | ... | Alby |
| Michael Gow | ... | Andrew |
| Edward Robshaw | ... | Partidge |
| Tex Morton | ... | The Govenor (as Robert 'Tex' Morton) |
| Ray Marshall | ... | Chalmers |
| Syd Heylen | ... | Old Bob |
 | Robert Noble | ... | Riley |
| Paul Sonkkila | ... | McIntosh |
| Keith Gallasch | ... | Tony |
| Les Newcombe | ... | Hogan |
| James Marsh | ... | Webster |
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101 min | UK:97 min (DVD)Country:
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Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:M (TV rating) | Norway:18 (1982) | UK:18 (DVD rating)Fun Stuff
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Loosely based on the 1974 Bathurst (Australia) prison riots and subsequent Royal Commission where there allegedly was a fire and a rampage of destruction, and prisoners were beaten and gunned down. moreFAQ
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This film is based around the wave of rioting and unrest that swept through jails in NSW in the 1970s over officer brutality and generally poor treatment. It depicts the incredible violence of the time without becoming excessively graphic and touches on situational homosexuality and other aspects of prison life realistically.
For anyone that is interested in seeing a side of Australia that doesn't get a look in that often in cinema, this is well worth a look.