Fortress is a 1986

1986 in film

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 film directed by Arch Nicholson and written by Everett De Roche. It is based on Gabrielle Lord

Gabrielle Lord

Gabrielle Craig Lord is an Australian writer who has been described as Australia's first lady of crime. She has published a wide range of writing including reviews, articles, short stories and non-fiction, but she is best known for her psychological thrillers.-Life:Lord was born in Sydney...

's novel of the same name, which was loosely based on the 1972 Faraday School Kidnapping

Faraday School kidnapping

The Faraday School kidnapping occurred on 6 October 1972 at a one-teacher school in the village of Faraday in Victoria, Australia.- Incident :...

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In the story a teacher and her students at a small rural school are kidnapped and held for ransom.

The movie was shot in Australia. It won the American Cinema Editors

American Cinema Editors

Founded in 1950, American Cinema Editors is an honorary society of film editors that are voted in based on the qualities of professional achievements, their education of others, and their dedication to editing itself. The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E...

 for direction of Photography. It was released to cinemas in Australia. In the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 it was released directly to cable television

Cable television

Cable television is a system of providing television programs to consumers via radio frequency signals transmitted to televisions through coaxial cables or digital light pulses through fixed optical fibers located on the subscriber's property, much like the over-the-air method used in traditional...

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