Wake in Fright
dir. Ted Kotcheff
83
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A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Critics consensus
A disquieting classic of Australian cinema, Wake in Fright surveys a landscape both sun-drenched and ruthlessly dark.
Directed byTed Kotcheff
StarringDonald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle
Written byEvan Jones
CinematographyBrian West
EditingAnthony Buckley
MusicJohn Scott
Wake in Fright
1971 · R · 1h 49m
Drama, Thriller
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Critics Consensus
A disquieting classic of Australian cinema, Wake in Fright surveys a landscape both sun-drenched and ruthlessly dark.
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