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Rating: 7.318/10 by 289 users

Wake in Fright (1971)

A schoolteacher, stuck in a teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in a mining town on his way home for Christmas. Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the money to move back to Sydney for good, he embarks on a five-day nightmarish odyssey of drinking, gambling, and hunting.

Directing:
  • Ted Kotcheff
  • Rita Cavill
  • Howard Rubie
Writing:
  • Kenneth Cook
  • Evan Jones
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Jul 21, 1971

Rating: 7.318/10 by 289 users

Alternative Title:
Outback - US
Wake in Fright - FR
假期惊魂 - CN
웨이크 인 프라이트 - KR

Country:
Australia
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 49 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $50,394

Plot Keyword: australia, based on novel or book, gambling, beer, teacher, mining town, outback, hunt, drunkenness, australian outback, christmas, kangaroo, coin toss, independent film

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