Wake in Fright
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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Wake in Fright
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 21, 1971
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
User Score
74%
Original Title
Wake in Fright
Production Companies
NLT, Group W, United Artists
Director
Ted Kotcheff
Revenue
$50,394
Description
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.
