Wake in Fright (1971)

Trailer #1 (Re-Release)

The story of a young school teacher who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

Directed by Ted Kotcheff.

© Drafthouse Films 2013

Released in 1971 by Drafthouse Films.

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  • character-type: Drunk
  • character-type: Teacher
  • action: Shoot
  • action: Drink
  • action: Drive
  • mood: Emotional
  • mood: Dark
  • prop: Drink
  • prop: Beer
  • prop: Glass
  • prop: Rifle
  • prop: Money
  • setting: Bar
  • setting: Desert
  • theme: Excess
  • theme: Despair
  • theme: Madness
  • theme: Character
  • theme: Consequences
  • actor: Donald Pleasence
  • actor: Chips Rafferty
  • actor: John Meillon
  • actor: Al Thomas
  • actor: Slim DeGrey
  • actor: John Armstrong
  • actor: Peter Whittle
  • actor: Jack Thompson
  • actor: Gary Bond
  • director: Ted Kotcheff
  • producer: Bill Harmon
  • producer: Howard G. Barnes
  • editor: Anthony Buckley
  • role-name: Tim Hynes
  • role-name: Jock Crawford
  • role-name: 'Doc' Tydon
  • role-name: Dick
  • role-name: John Grant
  • role-name: Jarvis
  • role-name: Atkins
  • role-name: Joe
  • role-name: Charlie
  • screenwriter: Evan Jones
  • year: 1971
  • studio: Drafthouse Films

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