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        Wake in Fright
        7.3
        (299 votes)

        Wake in Fright

        1971
        Drama
        Thriller
        1 hr 49 min

        Overview

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

        Creators

        Director
        Ted Kotcheff
        Novel
        Kenneth Cook
        Screenplay
        Evan Jones
        Wake in Fright

        Cast

        Full Cast
        Gary Bond
        Gary Bond
        John Grant
        Donald Pleasence
        Donald Pleasence
        Doc Tydon
        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
        Jarvis
        Maggie Dence
        Maggie Dence
        Receptionist
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        Movie Details

        Status
        Released (21/07/1971)
        Original language
        English
        Budget
        $750,000
        Box office
        $371,717
        Countries
        Production companies
        🇦🇺Australia
        📖Based on novel / book
        🎲Gambling
        Beer
        👨‍🏫Teacher
        Mining town
        Outback
        Hunt
        Drunkenness
        Australian outback
        🎄Christmas
        Kangaroo
        Coin toss
        Independent film
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