Wake in Fright
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mat...
Drama, Thriller
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1971
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A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
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Runtime:
109 min
Release date:
21 Jul 1971
Country:
AU, GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$750,000
Revenue:
$371,717
Awards:
1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Wake in Fright is essential viewing for anyone interested in the roots of male violence.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
15 Nov 2012
fresh:
A Conradian parable of a man succumbing to the wild, the film is remarkable for its raw, pointed dithe suggests, and you'll find the beast concealed behind the mask of propriety.
– Drew Hunt,
Chicago Reader,
1 Nov 2012
fresh:
It is powerful, genuinely shocking and rather amazing.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Nov 2012
fresh:
Several decades later, it still chills.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
25 Oct 2012
fresh:
"Wake in Fright" is true horror.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Oct 2012