Wake in Fright (1972)

Movie"Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here."
Audience Score
74
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R 1 hr 49 minFeb 20th, 1972Drama, Thriller
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.
StarringGary BondDonald PleasenceChips Rafferty
DirectorTed Kotcheff

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:February 20th, 1972 - Buy Tickets
Movie Box Office Gross:$50,394 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Bill Harmon, Howard G. Barnes
Production Companies:NLT, Group W, United Artists
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookchristmasindependent filmaustraliateachergamblingbeerdrunkennessaustralian outbackhunt