Wake in Fright (1971)

  • R
  • 09/22/1971 (US)
  • Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 49m

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

Overview

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

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Kenneth Cook

Novel

Evan Jones

Screenplay

Cast

Donald Pleasence's headshot

Donald Pleasence

Doc Tydon
Gary Bond's headshot

Gary Bond

John Grant
Chips Rafferty's headshot

Chips Rafferty

Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay's headshot

Sylvia Kay

Janette Hynes
Jack Thompson's headshot

Jack Thompson

Dick
Peter Whittle's headshot

Peter Whittle

Joe
Al Thomas's headshot

Al Thomas

Tim Hynes
John Meillon's headshot

John Meillon

Charlie

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