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Wake in Fright (1971)

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

7.3/10 1h 49m Jul 21, 1971
Drama Thriller

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

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Movie Details

Original Title Wake in Fright
Original Language EN
Budget $750,000
Revenue $371,717
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

Gary Bond
Gary Bond
John Grant
Popularity: 0.8
Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
Doc Tydon
Popularity: 1.5
Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty
Jock Crawford
Popularity: 0.1
Sylvia Kay
Sylvia Kay
Janette Hynes
Popularity: 0.8
Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
Dick
Popularity: 4.7
Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle
Joe
Popularity: 0.1
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Al Thomas
Tim Hynes
Popularity: 0.1
John Meillon
John Meillon
Charlie
Popularity: 0.6
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John Armstrong
Atkins
Popularity: 0.2
Slim DeGrey
Slim DeGrey
Jarvis
Popularity: 0.1
Maggie Dence
Maggie Dence
Receptionist
Popularity: 0.5
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Norm Erskine
Joe The Cook
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Ted Kotcheff
Producer George Willoughby
Editor Anthony Buckley
Screenplay Evan Jones
Executive Producer Howard G. Barnes, Bill Harmon

Production

NLT
Group W
US
United Artists
US

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Wake In Fright Development Fund | Official Trailer
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Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player
Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player
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Keywords

australia based on novel or book gambling beer teacher mining town outback hunt drunkenness australian outback christmas kangaroo coin toss independent film

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Details
Release Date July 21, 1971
Runtime 1h 49m
Budget $750,000
Revenue $371,717
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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