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1971

Wake in Fright

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

Credits

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Producers

George Willoughby , Howard G. Barnes , Bill Harmon

Writer

Evan Jones

Cinematographer

Brian West

Composer

John Scott

Cast

Donald Pleasence , Gary Bond , Chips Rafferty , Sylvia Kay , Jack Thompson , Peter Whittle , Al Thomas , John Meillon , John Armstrong , Slim DeGrey

Studios

United Artists , NLT , Group W

Genres

Drama Thriller

Posters

5
Wake in Fright (1971) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Wake in Fright (1971) international poster - US
US international
Wake in Fright (1971) character poster - US
US character
Wake in Fright (1971) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Wake in Fright (1971) imax poster - US
US imax

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