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Stir is a 1980 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace in his feature directorial debut. The prison film was written by Bob Jewson, based upon his own experience, while incarcerated, of the 1974 prison riot at Bathurst Correctional Complex and the subsequent Royal Commission into New South Wales Prisons. [2]
Oct 23, 1980 · Stir: Directed by Stephen Wallace. With Bryan Brown, Max Phipps, Dennis Miller, Gary Waddell. When a repeat offender returns to a prison after exposing abuses committed by its guards to the press, tensions boil between inmates and staff, culminating in a bloody riot.
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- 1980-10-23
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Labeled as one of the most controversial Australian films ever made, STIR (1980) is certainly a grim and repressive film, based on a true story of the Bathurst riots of 1974, followed by the so-called Bathurst Batterings, the violent reprisals from the officers.
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When a repeat offender returns to a prison after exposing abuses committed by its guards to the press, tensions boil between inmates and staff, culminating i...
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Stir. 1980 · 1 hr 41 min. TV-MA. Action · Drama · Thriller · Crime. Inspired by a true story, tensions between guards and inmates at an Australian prison reach boiling point, culminating in a bloody riot. Starring: Bryan Brown Max Phipps Dennis Miller Gary Waddell Phil Motherwell. Directed by: Stephen Wallace.
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.
