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Wake in Fright

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After a bad gambling bet, John Grant, a bonded teacher, is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.

Genre:

Thriller, Drama

Actors:

Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle, Al Thomas, John Meillon, John Armstrong, Slim DeGrey, Maggie Dence, ...»

Director:

Ted Kotcheff

Country:

International, United States

Release:

1971

IMDb:

7.6

Quality:

Duration:

109 min

KEYWORDS:

#Chips Rafferty #Donald Pleasence #Gary Bond #Ted Kotcheff #Wake in Fright

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ACTORS OF "Wake in Fright"

Donald Pleasence

5 October 1919, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Gary Bond

7 February 1940, Liss, Hampshire, England, UK

Chips Rafferty

26 March 1909, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Sylvia Kay

1936, Altrincham, Cheshire, England, UK

Jack Thompson

31 August 1940, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Peter Whittle

Al Thomas

1915, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

John Meillon

1 May 1934, Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

John Armstrong

25 October 1914, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Slim DeGrey

20 May 1918, Lytham, England, UK

Maggie Dence

1 February 1942, Victoria, Australia

Norm Erskine

1931, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

20 January 1927, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Harry Lawrence

Robert McDarra

1931, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

January 24, 1924 in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Gordon Piper

3 June 1932, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

DIRECTORS OF "Wake in Fright"

Ted Kotcheff

7 April 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CREATORS OF "Wake in Fright"

Kenneth Cook

5 May 1929, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Evan Jones

1927, Portland, Jamaica

HEROES OF "Wake in Fright"

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Played by: Donald Pleasence

CRITICS OF "Wake in Fright"

Observer (UK)

Blends staged re-enactments with documentary footage of senseless slaughter to extremely distressing effect.

March 09, 2014

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Chicago Reader

A Conradian parable of a man succumbing to the wild, the film is remarkable for its raw, pointed dithe suggests, and you'll find the beast concealed behind the mask of propriety.

November 01, 2012

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ColeSmithey.com

"Wake In Fright" is a masterpiece of energized social satire.

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Boston Globe

"Wake in Fright" is a monster movie, and the monster is us.

October 11, 2012

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HeyUGuys

Wake in Fright is an absolute must-see for fans of cult, off-kilter cinema.

March 12, 2014

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Philadelphia Weekly

This movie gets under your skin.

May 03, 2015

Daily Telegraph (UK)

It presents a world in which refusing a pint has violent consequences, high spirits quickly curdle, and an unspoken homoerotic undertow gets ever more disturbing.

March 07, 2014

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Independent (UK)

Brilliantly directed by Kotcheff, the film has the disorienting and menacing quality of Joseph Losey films such as Accident and The Servant.

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Los Angeles Times

"Wake in Fright" is true horror.

October 19, 2012

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Wake in Fright is essential viewing for anyone interested in the roots of male violence.

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Chicago Sun-Times

It is powerful, genuinely shocking and rather amazing.

November 01, 2012

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Seattle Times

Several decades later, it still chills.

October 25, 2012

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