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.
Fortress (1985) is a drama, horror and thriller film directed by Arch Nicholson, released on November 24, 1985 with a runtime of 1h 28m. It stars Rachel Ward, Sean Garlick, Elaine Cusick and Laurie Moran. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 100 ratings.
Rachel Ward
as Sally Jones
Sean Garlick
as Sid
Elaine Cusick
as Mrs. O'Brien
Laurie Moran
as Mr. O'Brien
Marc Aden Gray
as Tommy
Ray Chubb
as Publican
Bradley Meehan
as Richard
Rebecca Rigg
as Narelle
Beth Buchanan
as Leanne
Anna Crawford
as Sarah
Richard Terrill
as Toby
Vernon Wells
as Dabby Duck
Directed by Arch Nicholson, written by Gabrielle Lord and Everett De Roche, produced by Raymond Menmuir.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 100 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on April 2, 2023
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The main cast of Fortress (1985) includes Rachel Ward, Sean Garlick, Elaine Cusick, Laurie Moran and Marc Aden Gray. The film was directed by Arch Nicholson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Fortress was released on November 24, 1985 and runs for 1h 28m.
Fortress (1985) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 100 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, horror and thriller films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
