Wake in Fright (1971)

Name: Wake in Fright
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1971
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson

1h 49m Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America

Drama Thriller

Plot

Stranded in a harsh Australian outback town, a young schoolteacher faces a harrowing descent into moral chaos. As he grapples with isolation and the town's dark underbelly, he becomes entangled in a brutal lifestyle that challenges his values and sanity. The oppressive atmosphere and the menacing locals push him toward self-destruction, revealing the fragility of his ethics. Wake in Fright skillfully captures the psychological unraveling of an individual confronted by the raw savagery of human nature and the harsh realities of rural life.

Cast

Donald Pleasence Gary Bond Chips Rafferty Sylvia Kay Jack Thompson Peter Whittle Al Thomas John Meillon John Armstrong Slim DeGrey Maggie Dence Norm Erskine Buster Fiddess Tex Foote Nancy Knudsen

Wake in Fright (1971)

Plot

Cast

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