Wake in Fright(1971)
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.
Movie: Wake in Fright
Top 10 Billed Cast
John Grant
Doc Tydon
Jock Crawford
Janette Hynes
Dick
Joe
Charlie
Video Trailer Wake in Fright
Video: 2014 UK Theatrical Trailer
2014 UK Theatrical Trailer
40th Anniversary Trailer
Official Restoration Trailer
Official Trailer
Original Trailer
"All The Little Devils Are Proud Of Hell"
2024 Restoration Comparison
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2014 UK Theatrical Trailer - Trailer
40th Anniversary Trailer - Trailer
Official Restoration Trailer - Trailer
Official Trailer - Trailer
Original Trailer - Trailer
"All The Little Devils Are Proud Of Hell" - Clip
2024 Restoration Comparison - Featurette
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Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player - Featurette
Wake In Fright Development Fund | Official Trailer - Featurette
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