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Wake in Fright
Description
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.
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.
Actors:
Maggie Dence,
Jacko Jackson,
Gary Bond,
Harry Lawrence,
Tex Foote,
John Dalleen,
Dawn Lake,
Nelson,
Norm Erskine,
Nancy Knudsen,
Peter Whittle,
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Maggie Dence
1 February 1942, Victoria, Australia
Jacko Jackson
Gary Bond
7 February 1940, Liss, Hampshire, England, UK
Harry Lawrence
Tex Foote
John Dalleen
Dawn Lake
20 January 1927, Balmain, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nelson
Norm Erskine
1931, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nancy Knudsen
Peter Whittle
Director:
Ted Kotcheff
Ted Kotcheff
7 April 1931, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Country:
International, United States
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March 07, 2014
Brilliantly directed by Kotcheff, the film has the disorienting and menacing quality of Joseph Losey films such as Accident and The Servant.
November 01, 2012
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.
March 07, 2014
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.
October 11, 2012
"Wake in Fright" is a monster movie, and the monster is us.
March 09, 2014
Blends staged re-enactments with documentary footage of senseless slaughter to extremely distressing effect.
April 08, 2017
"Wake In Fright" is a masterpiece of energized social satire.
November 15, 2012
Wake in Fright is essential viewing for anyone interested in the roots of male violence.
Seattle Times
October 25, 2012
Several decades later, it still chills.
March 12, 2014
Wake in Fright is an absolute must-see for fans of cult, off-kilter cinema.
November 01, 2012
It is powerful, genuinely shocking and rather amazing.
Philadelphia Weekly
May 03, 2015
This movie gets under your skin.
October 19, 2012
"Wake in Fright" is true horror.