Wake in Fright
Not Rated
DramaThriller
7.3/10(285 ratings)
A schoolteacher, stuck in a teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in a mining town on his way home for Christmas. Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the money to move back to Sydney for good, he embarks on a five-day nightmarish odyssey of drinking, gambling, and hunting.
07-21-1971
1h 49m
Main Cast
Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- Ted Kotcheff
- Production:
- NLT, Group W, United Artists
- Revenue:
- $50,394
Key Crew
- Producer:
- George Willoughby
- Director:
- Ted Kotcheff
- Novel:
- Kenneth Cook
- Screenplay:
- Evan Jones
- Associate Producer:
- Maurice Singer
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- AU
- Filming:
- AU; GB; US
- Languages:
- en