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Wake in Fright

Year of completion
1971
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Feature
Genre
Horror, Thriller
Duration
109 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

John Grant is an English teacher in an outback school. On his way to the Sydney Beaches for a holiday he stops at a pub in the rough mining town of Bundanyabba, loses his money in a two-up game and finds himself stranded.
Completion Year
1971
Genres
Horror, Thriller
Format
Feature
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Writer

Kenneth Cook, Evan Jones

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Producer

George Willoughby

International Sales Contact

Anthony Buckley

Editor

Anthony Buckley

Composer

John Scott

Production Designer

Dennis Gentle

Executive Producer

Bill Harmon

Cast

Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle, Al Thomas, John Meillon, John Armstrong, Slim de Greay, Maggie Dence, Norman Erskine, Buster Fiddess, Text Foote, Own Moase, John Dalleen, Colin Hughes, Jacko Jackson, Nancy Knudsen, Dawn Lake, Harry Lawrence, Robert MdDarra, Carlo Manchini, Liam Reynolds

Screenings

1998 — Australian Film Week - Ireland

1991 — Centre Georges Pompidou, Australian - Pompidou Event

2009 — Revelation Perth International Film Festival Inc

2014 — Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival

2015 — Telluride Film Festival

2009 — Toronto International Film Festival

2024 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2024 — Adelaide Film Festival

Production Company

Group W Films

NLT Productions

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