Wake In Fright
From The Grindhouse Cinema Database
Wake in Fright (1971, USA/AUS) is a Psychological Thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff.
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Main Details
- Released in 1971 | Colour
- Running time: 114 min
- Production Co: Group W, NLT
- Distribution Co: United Artists
- Directed by Ted Kotcheff
- Produced by George Willoughby
- Written by Kenneth Cook, Evan Jones
- Starring: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson
- Cinematography by Brian West
- Original music by John Scott
- Film editing by Anthony Buckley
Plot Summary
- After a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.
Also Known As
- Outback
Tagline
- Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.