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Stir

1980-05-11 · 97 min · ★ 6.6

Thriller · Action · Drama · Crime

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.

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Production details

Directors
Stephen Wallace
Production companies
Smiley Productions, New South Wales Film Corp.
Countries
Australia
Status
Released
Budget
USD 420,000

Top Cast

Bryan BrownBryan BrownChina Jackson
Max PhippsMax PhippsNorton
Dennis MillerDennis MillerRedford
Gary WaddellGary WaddellDave
Phil MotherwellAlby
Michael GowAndrew
Edward RobshawPartidge
Tex MortonThe Govenor (as Robert 'Tex' Morton)
Ray MarshallRay MarshallChalmers
Syd HeylenSyd HeylenOld Bob
Paul SonkkilaPaul SonkkilaMcIntosh
Robert NobleRiley

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