FILM

Wake in Fright

After a schoolteacher finds himself stranded in a rough town in the Australian Outback, he's sucked into a nightmare world of violence, alcohol, and self-destruction.

Cast:

Gary Bond
Donald Pleasence
Chip Rafferty
Sylvia Kay
Jack Thompson

Director:
Ted Kotcheff

Producer:
George Willoughby

Written by:
Evan Jones

Distributor:
United Artists (1971), Drafthouse Films (2012)

Budget:
A$800,000

Box Office:
$50,394 (2012 re-release)

Awards:

Cannes Film Festival - Palme d’Or - 1971 (Nominated)



Metacritic Score:
88%

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
100%