Fortress

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.

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Credits

director

Arch Nicholson

producer

Raymond Menmuir

production company

Crawford Productions

Duration

01:25:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1985

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325058

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

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1985

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