Stir(Movie, 1980)

Name: Stir
Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama
Released: 1980
Duration: T01:37:00
Rating: 3.3

1h 37min | Genres: Thriller, Action, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

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. The film was shot in Clare Valley, Gladstone and the Flinders Ranges in South Australia. It premiered at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Stir

nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Film nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Cinematography nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Direction nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Editing nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Sound nominated for: Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay

About Stir

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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Additional Information

Production country: Australia

Shot in: Australia

Made by: New South Wales Film Corp., Smiley Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)

Status: Released

Release date US: 05/11/1980

Cast: Bryan Brown, Max Phipps

Director: Stephen Wallace

Producer: Richard Brennan

Composer: Cameron Allan

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Stir - OZ"

"The Promotion of Mr. Smith"

"Kapinalliset"

"To xespasma"

Keywords: australia, riot, prison

Budget: 420,000 USD

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Stir(Movie, 1980)

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