Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright (1971)

Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 1971-07-21
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 285 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: NLT
  • Production Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director: Ted Kotcheff
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From 285 Ratings

Summary

A schoolteacher, stuck in a teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in a mining town on his way home for Christmas. Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the money to move back to Sydney for good, he embarks on a five-day nightmarish odyssey of drinking, gambling, and hunting.

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  • Gary Bond

    as John Grant

  • Donald Pleasence

    as Doc Tydon

  • Chips Rafferty

    as Jock Crawford

  • Sylvia Kay

    as Janette Hynes

  • Jack Thompson

    as Dick

  • Peter Whittle

    as Joe

  • Al Thomas

    as Tim Hynes

  • John Meillon

    as Charlie

  • John Armstrong

    as Atkins

  • Slim DeGrey

    as Jarvis

  • Maggie Dence

    as Receptionist

  • Norm Erskine

    as Joe The Cook

  • Owen Moase

    as First Controller

  • John Dalleen

    as Second Controller

  • Buster Fiddess

    as Charlie Jones

  • Tex Foote

    as Stubbs

  • Colin Hughes

    as Stockman

  • Jacko Jackson

    as Van Driver

  • Nancy Knudsen

    as Robyn

  • Dawn Lake

    as Joyce

  • Harry Lawrence

    as Higgins

  • Robert McDarra

    as Pig Eyes

  • Carlo Manchini

    as Poker Player

  • Liam Reynolds

    as Miner

  • Nelson

    as The Fighting Kangaroo
Production George Willoughby Producer
Directing Ted Kotcheff Director
Writing Kenneth Cook Novel
Production John Merrick Casting
Editing Anthony Buckley Editor
Production Howard G. Barnes Executive Producer
Production Bill Harmon Executive Producer
Production Jill Dempster Casting
Writing Evan Jones Screenplay
Camera Brian West Director of Photography
Production Maurice Singer Associate Producer
Sound John Scott Original Music Composer
Art Dennis Gentle Art Direction
Camera John R. McLean Camera Operator
Crew Thom Noble Post Production Supervisor
Directing Rita Cavill Continuity
Directing Howard Rubie First Assistant Director
Sound John Appleton Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up Monica Dawkins Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Robert Hynard Hairstylist
Lighting Tony Tegg Gaffer
Production John Shaw Location Manager
Sound Hugh Strain Sound Mixer
Sound Keith Palmer Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Ron Williams Wardrobe Supervisor
Production Philip Moylan Production Accountant
Crew Vivian Holmes Production Office Assistant
Sound Tim Wellburn Sound Editor
Costume & Make-Up Ron Williams Costume Design

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