Wake in Fright
7.372
270 Reviews
1971
1h 49min
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.
Storyline
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.
Released
21 July 1971
Runtime
1h 49min
Director
Revenue
$50,394
Genre
Status
Released
Language
English
Production
NLT, Group W, United Artists
Cast
Gary Bond
John Grant
Donald Pleasence
Doc Tydon
Chips Rafferty
Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay
Janette Hynes
Jack Thompson
Dick
Peter Whittle
Joe
Al Thomas
Tim Hynes
John Meillon
Charlie
John Armstrong
Atkins
Slim DeGrey
Jarvis
Maggie Dence
Receptionist
Norm Erskine
Joe The Cook
Owen Moase
First Controller
John Dalleen
Second Controller
Buster Fiddess
Charlie Jones
Tex Foote
Stubbs
Colin Hughes
Stockman
Jacko Jackson
Van Driver
Nancy Knudsen
Robyn
Dawn Lake
Joyce
Harry Lawrence
Higgins
Robert McDarra
Pig Eyes
Carlo Manchini
Poker Player
Liam Reynolds
Miner
Nelson
The Fighting Kangaroo
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