
Wake in Fright
73.00%
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July 21, 1971
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Drama, Thriller
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.
Featured Crew
George Willoughby
Producer
Ted Kotcheff
Director
Kenneth Cook
Novel
Cast

Gary Bond
John Grant

Donald Pleasence
Doc Tydon

Chips Rafferty
Jock Crawford

Sylvia Kay
Janette Hynes

Jack Thompson
Dick