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DramaHorrorThriller

Fortress

- For one teacher and nine children, the lesson of the day is kill or be killed.

After being kidnapped by four masked men, a teacher and her students rebel by plotting against the criminals.

Release Date : 1985-11-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Crawford Productions

Production Country : Australia

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rachel Ward

Character Name : Sally Jones

Original Name : Rachel Ward

Gender : Female

Sean Garlick

Character Name : Sid

Original Name : Sean Garlick

Gender : Male

Elaine Cusick

Character Name : Mrs. O'Brien

Original Name : Elaine Cusick

Gender : Female

Laurie Moran

Character Name : Mr. O'Brien

Original Name : Laurie Moran

Gender : Male

Marc Aden Gray

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Marc Aden Gray

Gender : Male

Ray Chubb

Character Name : Publican

Original Name : Ray Chubb

Gender : Male

Bradley Meehan

Character Name : Richard

Original Name : Bradley Meehan

Gender : Male

Rebecca Rigg

Character Name : Narelle

Original Name : Rebecca Rigg

Gender : Female

Beth Buchanan

Character Name : Leanne

Original Name : Beth Buchanan

Gender : Female

Anna Crawford

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Anna Crawford

Gender : Male

Richard Terrill

Character Name : Toby

Original Name : Richard Terrill

Gender : Male

Vernon Wells

Character Name : Dabby Duck

Original Name : Vernon Wells

Gender : Male

Peter Hehir

Character Name : Father Christmas

Original Name : Peter Hehir

Gender : Male

David Bradshaw

Character Name : Pussy Cat

Original Name : David Bradshaw

Gender : Male

Roger Stephen

Character Name : Mac the Mouse

Original Name : Roger Stephen

Gender : Male

Wendy Playfair

Character Name : Old Woman

Original Name : Wendy Playfair

Gender : Female

Ed Turley

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Ed Turley

Gender : Male

Nick Waters

Character Name : Det. Sgt. Cotter

Original Name : Nick Waters

Gender : Male

Terence Donovan

Character Name : Det. Sgt. Mitchell

Original Name : Terence Donovan

Gender : Male

Asher Keddie

Character Name : Sue

Original Name : Asher Keddie

Gender : Female

Reviews

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drystyx

@drystyx

2023-04-03

One might view this as the polar opposite of "Lord of the Flies", although both give very credible depictions of kids in dire circumstances. The difference here is that there is a teacher with the kids to guide them. Also, there is no plane crash. Instead, the kids are kidnapped from a very remote school in a very remote place in Australia. There are a lot of very interesting aspects to this film. First of all, the protagonists of a beautiful female teacher and her students in a place so remote that all the grades and ages are combined in one tiny class, so we get older kids and younger kids. Then there are the antagonists, the four kidnappers. They wear masks. One, Father Christmas, is super dangerous. Another, the mouse, is also quite dangerous. The other two have their own problems. "Kitty cat" appears to be someone who might today be on a "sexual predator" list, and the duck is the most reluctant of the group. Instead of "spoiling" the stroy, I'll leave it at this to let you go through the adventure, and there are lot of adventures that the protagonists go through. The reason I say it is the polar opposite of "Flies" is that instead of behaving horrible to each other, they work together to try to survive against the maniac who torments them.