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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 - 1971
Wake in Fright
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Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.
Director:
,
Ted Kotcheff
Cast:
,
Donald Pleasence
,
Jack Thompson
,
John Meillon
,
Chips Rafferty
,
Gary Bond
,
Sylvia Kay
,
Peter Whittle
,
Al Thomas
,
Dawn Lake
,
John Armstrong

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Rated:
R
Runtime:
114 min
Release date:
21 Jul 1971
Country:
AU, GB, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$50,394
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

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"Wake in Fright" is true horror.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Oct 2012
fresh:
Several decades later, it still chills.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
25 Oct 2012
fresh:
It is powerful, genuinely shocking and rather amazing.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 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:
Wake in Fright is essential viewing for anyone interested in the roots of male violence.
– Tirdad Derakhshani,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
15 Nov 2012
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