
Wake in Fright (1971)
Drama, Thriller
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
The Cast

Gary Bond
John Grant

Donald Pleasence
Doc Tydon

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

Owen Moase
First Controller

John Dalleen
Second Controller

Buster Fiddess
Charlie Jones

Tex Foote
Stubbs

Colin Hughes
Stockman

Jacko Jackson
Van Driver

Nancy Knudsen
Robyn

Dawn Lake
Joyce

Harry Lawrence
Higgins

Robert McDarra
Pig Eyes

Carlo Manchini
Poker Player

Liam Reynolds
Miner

Nelson
The Fighting Kangaroo
Videos
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- Wake In Fright Development Fund | Official Trailer
- Original Trailer
- Official Restoration Trailer
- 2024 Restoration Comparison
- Official Trailer
- 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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