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Wake in Fright (initially released as Outback outside Australia) is a 1971 Australian New Wave film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson.
Oct 9, 1971 · A schoolteacher gets trapped in a violent and corrupt mining town after losing a gambling bet. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this classic film.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Ted Kotcheff
- 1971-10-09
Wake in Fright - Official Trailer. Brutal, uncompromising and stunning #WakeInFright tells is the story of a young teacher, John Grant, who arrives in a rough outback...
- 2 min
- 33.1K
- Madman Films
Wake in Fright (initially released as Outback outside Australia) is a 1971 Australian New Wave film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson.
- 111 min
A disquieting classic of Australian cinema, Wake in Fright surveys a landscape both sun-drenched and ruthlessly dark. Read Critics Reviews
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- Ted Kotcheff
- R
- Gary Bond
Alongside Mad Max and Walkabout, Wake In Fright is widely acknowledged as one of the seminal films in the development of modern Australian cinema.
- 109 min
- 53.6K
- YouTube Movies
Oct 31, 2012 · A schoolteacher's vacation in the Australian wilderness turns into a nightmare of gambling, drinking, rape and kangaroo hunting. This 1971 film was controversial and nearly lost, but is now restored and available on DVD.
