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Wake in Fright (1971) · Cineora

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A TED KOTCHEFF FILM

Wake in Fright

19711h 49mRMovie

DramaThriller

IMDb7.5/ 10 · 16.9K votes

HAVE A DRINK, MATE? HAVE A FIGHT, MATE? HAVE SOME DUST AND SWEAT, MATE? THERE'S NOTHING ELSE OUT HERE.

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

Dark
Tense
Disturbing
Addiction
Isolation
Small town

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, late nights and talking about after. Contains graphic violence and animal harm.

DirectorTed Kotcheff

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.2 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Donald PleasenceDoc Tydon

Gary BondJohn Grant

Chips RaffertyJock Crawford

Sylvia KayJanette Hynes

Jack ThompsonDick

Peter WhittleJoe

Al ThomasTim Hynes

John MeillonCharlie

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