Wake in Fright
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
Drama
Thriller
Overview
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1971-07-21
Runtime:
1h 49m
Director:
Ted Kotcheff
Writer:
Evan Jones
Official Videos
Original Trailer
Official Restoration Trailer
2024 Restoration Comparison
Official Trailer
![Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YwT-RWlW1wE/hqdefault.jpg)
Mark Kermode reviews Wake in Fright (1971) [subtitled] | BFI Player
2014 UK Theatrical Trailer
"All The Little Devils Are Proud Of Hell"
40th Anniversary Trailer
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