Wake in Fright
1971 • Drama | Thriller
7.321 (290)
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Status
Released
Release date
July 21, 1971
Duration
109 Min
Language
en
Popularity
13.185
Budget
$0
Revenue
$50,394
Overview
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.
Cast
Gary Bond
Donald Pleasence
Chips Rafferty
Sylvia Kay
Jack Thompson
Peter Whittle
John Meillon
Maggie Dence
