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Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.

19717.21h 49m

Overview

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Written by Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook
Produced by George Willoughby
Box OfficeBudget: $750KRevenue: $372K

Top Cast

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Doc Tydon

Gary Bond

Gary Bond

John Grant

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Jock Crawford

Sylvia Kay

Sylvia Kay

Janette Hynes

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Dick

Peter Whittle

Peter Whittle

Joe

A

Al Thomas

Tim Hynes

John Meillon

John Meillon

Charlie

J

John Armstrong

Atkins

Slim DeGrey

Slim DeGrey

Jarvis

Themes & Keywords

australiabased on novel or bookgamblingbeeralcoholismteachermining townoutbackhuntdrunkennessaustralian outbackchristmaskangaroocoin tossindependent film

About Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright is a drama, thriller film released in 1971 exploring themes of australia, based on novel or book, gambling, beer, alcoholism, teacher. Directed by Ted Kotcheff, it stars Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty. A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

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