Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright

Movie·1971·1h 49m

Wake in Fright

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

Directed By

Ted Kotcheff

Country

Australia

Language

English

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The Story

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

Written By

Evan Jones

Producer

George Willoughby, Howard G. Barnes

Cinematography

Brian West

Music

John Scott

Editor

Anthony Buckley

Themes

australiabased on novel or bookgamblingbeeralcoholismteachermining townoutbackhuntdrunkennessaustralian outbackchristmas

Production House

NLT
Group W
United Artists

Audience Score

73%

332 votes

Skip9%
Timepass20%
Go for it39%
Perfection32%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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

Al Thomas

Tim Hynes

John Meillon

John Meillon

Charlie

John Armstrong

Atkins

Slim DeGrey

Slim DeGrey

Jarvis

Maggie Dence

Maggie Dence

Receptionist

Norm Erskine

Joe the Cook

Buster Fiddess

Charlie Jones

Tex Foote

Stubbs

Nancy Knudsen

Robyn

Dawn Lake

Joyce

Harry Lawrence

Higgins

Robert McDarra

Pig Eyes

// crew

Crew

George Willoughby

Producer

Ted Kotcheff

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Anthony Buckley

Anthony Buckley

Editor

Howard G. Barnes

Executive Producer

Bill Harmon

Executive Producer

Evan Jones

Evan Jones

Screenplay

Brian West

Director of Photography

John Scott

John Scott

Original Music Composer

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