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: 7.4/10 from 266 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: NLT
  • Production Country: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America
  • Director:
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From 266 Ratings
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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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    Directing Ted Kotcheff Director
    Production George Willoughby Producer
    Camera Brian West Director of Photography
    Editing Anthony Buckley Editor
    Production Maurice Singer Associate Producer
    Writing Evan Jones Screenplay
    Writing Kenneth Cook Novel
    Production Howard G. Barnes Executive Producer
    Production Bill Harmon Executive Producer
    Production Jill Dempster Casting
    Production John Merrick Casting
    Sound John Scott Original Music Composer
    Directing Howard Rubie First Assistant Director
    Camera John R. McLean Camera Operator
    Production John Shaw Location Manager
    Sound Hugh Strain Sound Mixer
    Sound John Appleton Sound Recordist
    Sound Keith Palmer Sound Editor
    Sound Tim Wellburn Sound Editor
    Directing Rita Cavill Continuity
    Crew Vivian Holmes Production Office Assistant
    Production Philip Moylan Production Accountant
    Crew Thom Noble Post Production Supervisor
    Lighting Tony Tegg Gaffer
    Costume & Make-Up Monica Dawkins Makeup Artist
    Costume & Make-Up Robert Hynard Hairstylist
    Costume & Make-Up Ron Williams Wardrobe Supervisor
    Costume & Make-Up Ron Williams Costume Design
    Art Dennis Gentle Art Direction