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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
A disquieting classic of Australian cinema, Wake in Fright surveys a landscape both sun-drenched and ruthlessly dark. After finishing up the school term in a remote outback town, teacher John...
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- Ted Kotcheff
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- Gary Bond
Wake in Fright. Jump to. Summaries. After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent. John Grant, a teacher working in the remote Australian town of Tiboonda, is under a financial bond with his Government job.
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.
Oct 4, 2012 · “Wake In Fright”: Prepare to Be Disturbed, Mate. By James Guida. October 4, 2012. In a two-building town in the Australian desert, a young schoolteacher in suit and tie lights a cigarette and...
Wake In Fright. Free with ads. TV-MA. YouTube Movies & TV. 181M subscribers. Subscribed. 819. ...more. Alongside Mad Max and Walkabout, Wake In Fright is widely acknowledged as one of...
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