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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Bryan BrownChina Jackson | China Jackson |
 Max PhippsNorton | Norton |
 Dennis MillerRedford | Redford |
 Gary WaddellDave | Dave |
| PPhil MotherwellAlby | Alby |
| MMichael GowAndrew | Andrew |
| EEdward RobshawPartidge | Partidge |
| TTex MortonThe Govenor (as Robert 'Tex' Morton) | The Govenor (as Robert 'Tex' Morton) |
 Ray MarshallChalmers | Chalmers |
 Syd HeylenOld Bob | Old Bob |
 Paul SonkkilaMcIntosh | McIntosh |
| RRobert NobleRiley | Riley |