Fortress

Australia, 1985

Film
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Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord. A teacher and her class of nine students are kidnapped by four masked men and held for ransom. The victims plot to escape by outwitting their captors.

Credits

director
producer

Raymond Menmuir

production company

Crawford Productions

Duration

01:25:00:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

36848

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Adaptations

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Kidnapping

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Australia

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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