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Wake in Fright

Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.

1972 R 1h 49m

DramaThriller

7.2/10 TMDB Score356 votes · IMDb ↗

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

Movie Details

Original titleWake in Fright
Release dateFeb 20, 1972
StatusReleased
Original languageEN
CountryAustralia, United Kingdom, United States of America
Certification (US)R
Keywordsbased on novel or book, teacher, alcoholism, gambling, australia, mining town, beer, hunt, australian outback, drunkenness, kangaroo, coin toss

Ratings

★ 7.2/10

356 votes on TMDB. IMDb ratings are shown on IMDb itself — view this title on IMDb ↗.

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FAQ

What is Wake in Fright about?

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

When was Wake in Fright released?

Wake in Fright was released on Feb 20, 1972 (status: Released).

Who directed Wake in Fright?

Ted Kotcheff directed Wake in Fright.

What is the TMDB rating of Wake in Fright?

Wake in Fright has a TMDB rating of 7.2/10 from 356 votes.