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Film · 1971

Wake in Fright

Directed by Ted Kotcheff · starring Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond and Chips Rafferty

Synopsis

It's the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba, planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney. But, as his one night stretches to five, he plunges headlong toward his own destruction. When the alcohol-induced mist lifts, the educated John Grant is no more. Instead there is a self-loathing man in a desolate wasteland, dirty, red-eyed, sitting against a tree and looking at a rifle with one bullet left.

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The essentials

Runtime
114 min1 hour and 54 minutes
Rating
18Suitable only for adults
How long is Wake in Fright?
1 hour and 54 minutes (114 minutes).
Who directed Wake in Fright?
Ted Kotcheff.
Who is in Wake in Fright?
It stars Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty and Jack Thompson.
Where can I watch Wake in Fright?
In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Prime Video.
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Director
Ted Kotcheff
Writers
Ted Kotcheff

Soundtrack

All 5 songs
  1. My Gal SalSung, Colin Hughes, Harry Lawrence Spotify
  2. Caro NomeAmelita Galli-Curci Spotify
  3. She'll Be Comin' Round the MountainSung passengers on the train
  4. The Old Grey MareSung passengers on the train
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