Wake in Fright
1971 · 1h 49m · Drama, Thriller · Australia, United Kingdom · Rated R (US)
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Directed by
Ted KotcheffBased on the novel by
Kenneth Cook7.0Smart score
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alcoholismaustraliaaustralian outbackbased on novel or bookbeercoin tossdrunkennessgamblinghuntindependent filmkangaroomining townteacher
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