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The Siege of Pinchgut
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Four escaped prisoners land on Pinchgut Island, in Sydney Harbour, near the Bridge. In this disused arsenal they defy a police siege by taking the caretaker and his family hostage.
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Based on the film of the same name. Jon Cleary (q.v.) and Harry Watt collaborated on the filmscript.
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The Siege of Pinchgut
Four Desperate Men
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London
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Ealing Studios
Associated British Picture Corporation
,
1959
Z1688153
1959
single work
film/TV
A group of escaped convicts seize Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour. The island has working coast artillery guns on it, which the convicts use to threaten Sydney until their demands are met. The authorities are unaware, however, that the convicts cannot access the shells, which are locked away in the fort.
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