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Stir

  • 6.8 /10

  • 16

Plot

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.

Cast

Bryan Brown as China Jackson
Bryan Brown

as China Jackson

Max Phipps as Norton
Max Phipps

as Norton

Dennis Miller as Redford
Dennis Miller

as Redford

Gary Waddell as Dave
Gary Waddell

as Dave

Phil Motherwell as Alby
Michael Gow as Andrew
Michael Gow

as Andrew

Edward Robshaw as Partidge
Edward Robshaw

as Partidge

Tex Morton as The Govenor (as Robert 'Tex' Morton)
Tex Morton

as The Govenor (as Robert 'Tex' Morton)

Ray Marshall as Chalmers
Ray Marshall

as Chalmers

Syd Heylen as Old Bob
Syd Heylen

as Old Bob

Movie Facts

Rated

  • N/A

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • May 11, 1980

Production Companies

  • Smiley Productions

  • New South Wales Film Corp.

Production Countries

  • Australia

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $420,000.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.62 hrs

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Reviews

Nails! Directed by Stephen Wallace and written by Bob Jewson, Stir stars Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller, Gary Waddell and Phil Motherwell. Music is by Cameron Allan and cinematography by Geoff Burton. Stir is a tough Australian prison drama based on the real life prison riot that occurred at Bathurst Gaol 1974. Writer Bob Jewson was an inmate at the time and draws on his observation…