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Wake in Fright (1971)

R · 1971-07-21 · 1h 49m · EN
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Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.

Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.

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Ted KotcheffDirector
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$50.4K

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Gary BondGary BondJohn GrantDonald PleasenceDonald PleasenceDoc TydonChips RaffertyChips RaffertyJock CrawfordSylvia KaySylvia KayJanette HynesJack ThompsonJack ThompsonDickPeter WhittlePeter WhittleJoeAl ThomasAl ThomasTim HynesJohn MeillonJohn MeillonCharlieJohn ArmstrongJohn ArmstrongAtkinsSlim DeGreySlim DeGreyJarvisMaggie DenceMaggie DenceReceptionistNorm ErskineNorm ErskineJoe The Cook

Keywords

ChristmasBased on novel or bookViolenceAustraliaTeacherGamblingDrunkennessHuntIndependent filmCoin tossBeerOutbackAustralian outbackKangarooMining town

Movie DNA

Genre affinityThriller · DramaTheme affinityChristmas · Based On Novel Or Book · ViolenceDialogue densityDramaDirector preference67316Actor preference67011 · 190474 · 225694Country preferenceAu

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What is Wake in Fright about?

Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.

How long is Wake in Fright?

Wake in Fright has a runtime of 109 minutes.

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