Wake in Fright is a 1971 Australian New Wave film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson. Based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel of the same name, it follows a young schoolteacher who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Wake in Fright (1971)
Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Genres - Comedy Drama, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - LGBT-Related Film |
Release Date - Jul 21, 1971 |
Run Time - 114 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Official Site
Box Office
$218,229
Themes
Tags
Australia, Australian Outback, Beer, Christmas, Coin Toss, Drunkenness, Gambling, Hunt, Independent Film, John Grant, Kangaroo, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Mining Town, Sydney, Teacher, Violence
Attributes
Based On: Wake in Fright
Filming Location: Australia
Narrative Location: Australia, Broken Hill, Outback
Subject: alcohol consumption, drinking culture in Australia, masculinity, Outback, violence
Filming Location: Australia
Narrative Location: Australia, Broken Hill, Outback
Subject: alcohol consumption, drinking culture in Australia, masculinity, Outback, violence
Related Movies
Alternate Titles
Backwater
CS
Despertar en el infierno
ES
Félelemben élni
HU
Ferien in der Hölle
DE
Het vreselijk ontwaken
BE
Holiday in Hell
DE
Hombre sin mañana
UY
Kouya no chidoriashi
JP
Kova loma
FI
Le Réveil dans la terreur
BE
Na krańcu świata
PL
Nattens jegere
NO
Opprøret
NO
Outback
CA, IE, GB, US
Outback - Le réveil dans la terreur
FR
Pelos Caminhos do Inferno
BR
Réveil dans la terreur
CA, FR
Savane
FR
Sweat, Dust and Beer... There's Nothing Else Out Here Mate!
JP
The Terrible Awakening
BE
Vaarallinen loma
FI
Wake in Fright
AU, CA, FR, JP, GB, US
Wake in Fright: Réveil dans la terreur
FR
Xypnima ston tromo
GR
Zapadákov
CS
Ξύπνημα στον τρόμο
GR
Буђење у ужасу
RS
Опасное пробуждение
, RU
假期惊魂
CN
荒野の千鳥足
JP