Wake in Fright

Where to Watch Wake in Fright (1971) (Legally)

Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
Jul 21, 1971 AU 109 min 18
7.2 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
336 votes
Drama Thriller
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What to expect (spoiler-free)

If you’re considering “ (1971), this quick guide summarizes the essentials.

Genre-wise, it leans into Drama, Thriller, with a runtime around 109 minutes.

Audience signals on TMDB currently show an average rating of 7.2/10 from about 336 votes.

The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).

Topics & keywords

australia, based on novel or book, gambling, beer, alcoholism, teacher, mining town, outback, hunt, drunkenness, australian outback, christmas

Official trailer

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Plot

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

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Main cast

Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence
as Doc Tydon
Gary Bond
Gary Bond
as John Grant
Chips Rafferty
Chips Rafferty
as Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay
Sylvia Kay
as Janette Hynes
Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson
as Dick
Peter Whittle
Peter Whittle
as Joe
Al Thomas
Al Thomas
as Tim Hynes
John Meillon
John Meillon
as Charlie
John Armstrong
John Armstrong
as Atkins
Slim DeGrey
Slim DeGrey
as Jarvis