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Wake in Fright(1971)
Status: Released
Date: 1971-07-21
73%
323 Votes
Time: 1h 49m
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
Overview:
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Languages: English.
Countries:
Australia,
United Kingdom,
United States of America
Budget: $750,000.00
Revenue: $371,717.00
ProductionCompanies: 
NLT
Group W
Movie: Wake in Fright
Top 10 Billed Cast
Donald Pleasence
Doc Tydon
Gary Bond
John Grant
Chips Rafferty
Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay
Janette Hynes
Jack Thompson
Dick
Peter Whittle
Joe
John Meillon
Charlie
Slim DeGrey
Jarvis
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
![Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YwT-RWlW1wE/mqdefault.jpg)
Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player
Wake In Fright Development Fund | Official Trailer
All 9 videos
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
![Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YwT-RWlW1wE/sddefault.jpg)
Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player - Featurette
Wake In Fright Development Fund | Official Trailer - Featurette
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