Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright(1971)

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

Drama
Thriller

7.3

Overview

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

Status:Released

Release Date:Jul 21, 1971

Runtime: 1h 49m

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Top Cast

Gary Bond

John Grant

Donald Pleasence

Doc Tydon

Chips Rafferty

Jock Crawford

Sylvia Kay

Janette Hynes

Jack Thompson

Dick

Peter Whittle

Joe

Al Thomas

Tim Hynes

John Meillon

Charlie

John Armstrong

Atkins

Slim DeGrey

Jarvis

Maggie Dence

Receptionist

Norm Erskine

Joe The Cook

Owen Moase

First Controller

John Dalleen

Second Controller

Buster Fiddess

Charlie Jones

Tex Foote

Stubbs

Colin Hughes

Stockman

Jacko Jackson

Van Driver

Nancy Knudsen

Robyn

Dawn Lake

Joyce

Harry Lawrence

Higgins

Robert McDarra

Pig Eyes

Carlo Manchini

Poker Player

Liam Reynolds

Miner

Nelson

The Fighting Kangaroo

Official Videos

Original Trailer

Official Restoration Trailer

2024 Restoration Comparison

Official Trailer

Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player

2014 UK Theatrical Trailer

"All The Little Devils Are Proud Of Hell"

40th Anniversary Trailer

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