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.
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.

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Cast

Gary Bond Gary Bond As: John Grant
Donald Pleasence Donald Pleasence As: Doc Tydon
Chips Rafferty Chips Rafferty As: Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay Sylvia Kay As: Janette Hynes
Jack Thompson Jack Thompson As: Dick
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Storyline

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.


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

Details

Genres: Drama, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 21 July 1971

Country: AU, GB, US

Runtime: 109m

Company Credits

Company: NLT, Group W, United Artists

Revenue: $50,394

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Cast

Gary Bond

Gary Bond

John Grant

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Doc Tydon

Chips Rafferty

Chips Rafferty

Jock Crawford

Sylvia Kay

Sylvia Kay

Janette Hynes

Jack Thompson

Jack Thompson

Dick

Peter Whittle

Peter Whittle

Joe

Al Thomas

Al Thomas

Tim Hynes

John Meillon

John Meillon

Charlie

John Armstrong

John Armstrong

Atkins

Slim DeGrey

Slim DeGrey

Jarvis

Maggie Dence

Maggie Dence

Receptionist

Norm Erskine

Norm Erskine

Joe The Cook

Owen Moase

Owen Moase

First Controller

John Dalleen

John Dalleen

Second Controller

Buster Fiddess

Buster Fiddess

Charlie Jones

Tex Foote

Tex Foote

Stubbs

Colin Hughes

Colin Hughes

Stockman

Jacko Jackson

Jacko Jackson

Van Driver

Nancy Knudsen

Nancy Knudsen

Robyn

Dawn Lake

Dawn Lake

Joyce

Harry Lawrence

Harry Lawrence

Higgins

Robert McDarra

Robert McDarra

Pig Eyes

Carlo Manchini

Carlo Manchini

Poker Player

Liam Reynolds

Liam Reynolds

Miner

Nelson

Nelson

The Fighting Kangaroo

Directed By

Ted Kotcheff

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Howard Rubie

Howard Rubie

First Assistant Director

Rita Cavill

Rita Cavill

Continuity

Writing Credits

Production Crew

George Willoughby

George Willoughby

Producer

Maurice Singer

Maurice Singer

Associate Producer

Howard G. Barnes

Howard G. Barnes

Executive Producer

Jill Dempster

Jill Dempster

Casting

Bill Harmon

Bill Harmon

Executive Producer

John Merrick

John Merrick

Casting

John Shaw

John Shaw

Location Manager

Philip Moylan

Philip Moylan

Production Accountant

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Ron Williams

Ron Williams

Wardrobe Supervisor

Robert Hynard

Robert Hynard

Hairstylist

Monica Dawkins

Monica Dawkins

Makeup Artist

Ron Williams

Ron Williams

Costume Design

Sound

John Scott

John Scott

Original Music Composer

Hugh Strain

Hugh Strain

Sound Mixer

Tim Wellburn

Tim Wellburn

Sound Editor

Keith Palmer

Keith Palmer

Sound Editor

John Appleton

John Appleton

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Brian West

Brian West

Director of Photography

John R. McLean

John R. McLean

Camera Operator

Lighting

Art Department

Dennis Gentle

Dennis Gentle

Art Direction

Other Crew

Thom Noble

Thom Noble

Post Production Supervisor

Vivian Holmes

Vivian Holmes

Production Office Assistant

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