Watch Wake in Fright (1971) Official Trailer
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
7.3 / 10 IMDb July 21, 1971 1h 49m
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Director
Runtime
1h 49m
Release Date
July 21, 1971
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Status
Released
Budget
$750,000
Revenue
$371,717
Languages
English
Country
Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Cast
Donald Pleasence
as Doc Tydon
Gary Bond
as John Grant
Chips Rafferty
as Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay
as Janette Hynes
Jack Thompson
as Dick
Peter Whittle
as Joe
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Al Thomas
as Tim Hynes
John Meillon
as Charlie
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John Armstrong
as Atkins
Slim DeGrey
as Jarvis
Maggie Dence
as Receptionist
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Norm Erskine
as Joe the Cook
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Owen Moase
as 1st Controller
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John Dalleen
as 2nd Controller
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Buster Fiddess
as Charlie Jones
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Tex Foote
as Stubbs
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Colin Hughes
as Stockman
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Jacko Jackson
as Van Driver
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Nancy Knudsen
as Robyn
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Dawn Lake
as Joyce
Production Companies
NLT Productions
Group W
Wake in Fright Official Trailer 1971
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