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Stir

Hated... Desperate... Brutalised... ...They can't stop now!

6.6(20)19801h 37m1

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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Status
Released
Budget
$420K
Box office
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Language
English
  • prison
  • australia
  • riot

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Writers

Bob Jewson

Produced in

Australia

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Still from StirStill from Stir

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Release dates

  • AustraliaAU

    • Theatrical23 Oct 1980
  • CyprusCY

    • Theatrical11 Aug 1980
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical11 May 1980
  • NorwayNO

    • Theatrical1811 May 1980

Frequently asked questions

Stir was released on 11 May 1980.

Audience reviews

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    John Chard

    3/28/2015

    8/10

    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 observations for the screenplay.…

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