Wake in Fright (1971)

Wake in Fright (1971)

Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here. 1971-07-21 Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America 109 Min. PG-13
7.4 279 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Gary Bond is John Grant
John Grant
Donald Pleasence is Doc Tydon
Chips Rafferty is Jock Crawford
Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay is Janette Hynes
Janette Hynes
Al Thomas is Tim Hynes
Tim Hynes
John Meillon is Charlie
Slim DeGrey is Jarvis
Maggie Dence is Receptionist
Receptionist
Norm Erskine is Joe The Cook
Joe The Cook