Wake in Fright
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
1971 | 109m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Ted Kotcheff |
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| Writer: | Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook |
| Staring: |
| A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 21, 1971 |
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| Director: | Ted Kotcheff |
| Writer: | Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook |
| Genres: | Drama, Thriller |
| Keywords | gambling, based on novel or book, beer, australia, alcoholism, teacher, mining town, outback, hunt, drunkenness, australian outback, christmas, kangaroo, coin toss, independent film |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Group W, NLT |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $371,717
Budget: $750,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Donald Pleasence | Doc Tydon |
| Gary Bond | John Grant |
| Chips Rafferty | Jock Crawford |
| Sylvia Kay | Janette Hynes |
| Jack Thompson | Dick |
| Peter Whittle | Joe |
| Al Thomas | Tim Hynes |
| John Meillon | Charlie |
| John Armstrong | Atkins |
| Slim DeGrey | Jarvis |
| Maggie Dence | Receptionist |
| Norm Erskine | Joe the Cook |
| Buster Fiddess | Charlie Jones |
| Tex Foote | Stubbs |
| Nancy Knudsen | Robyn |
| Dawn Lake | Joyce |
| Harry Lawrence | Higgins |
| Robert McDarra | Pig Eyes |
| Owen Moase | 1st Controller |
| John Dalleen | 2nd Controller |
| Colin Hughes | Stockman |
| Jacko Jackson | Van Driver |
| Carlo Manchini | Poker Player |
| Liam Reynolds | Miner |
| Nelson | The Fighting Kangaroo |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Evan Jones | Screenplay |
| Brian West | Director of Photography |
| Kenneth Cook | Novel |
| Tony Tegg | Gaffer |
| John R. McLean | Camera Operator |
| John Appleton | Sound Recordist |
| John Shaw | Location Manager |
| Tim Wellburn | Sound Editor |
| Philip Moylan | Production Accountant |
| Thom Noble | Post Production Supervisor |
| Vivian Holmes | Production Office Assistant |
| Dennis Gentle | Art Direction |
| Jill Dempster | Casting |
| John Merrick | Casting |
| Keith Palmer | Sound Editor |
| Hugh Strain | Sound Mixer |
| Howard Rubie | First Assistant Director |
| Rita Cavill | Continuity |
| Robert Hynard | Hairstylist |
| Ron Williams | Wardrobe Supervisor, Costume Design |
| Monica Dawkins | Makeup Artist |
| Ted Kotcheff | Director |
| Anthony Buckley | Editor |
| John Scott | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Willoughby | Producer |
| Bill Harmon | Executive Producer |
| Maurice Singer | Associate Producer |
| Howard G. Barnes | Executive Producer |
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