Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

109 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 21, 1971

Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.

Wake in Fright

109 mins | Drama, Thriller | July 21, 1971

Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright is the story of John Grant, a bonded teacher who arrives in the rough outback mining town of Bundanyabba planning to stay overnight before catching the plane to Sydney, but as one night stretches into several he plunges headlong into his own destruction.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers United Artists, Group W, NLT
Original title Wake in Fright
Directors Rita Cavill, Howard Rubie, Ted Kotcheff
Writers Kenneth Cook, Evan Jones

Cast

Gary Bond

as John Grant

Donald Pleasence

as Doc Tydon

Chips Rafferty

as Jock Crawford

Sylvia Kay

as Janette Hynes

Jack Thompson

as Dick

Peter Whittle

as Joe

Al Thomas

as Tim Hynes

John Meillon

as Charlie

John Armstrong

as Atkins

Slim DeGrey

as Jarvis

Maggie Dence

as Receptionist

Norm Erskine

as Joe The Cook

Owen Moase

as First Controller

John Dalleen

as Second Controller

Buster Fiddess

as Charlie Jones

Tex Foote

as Stubbs

Colin Hughes

as Stockman

Jacko Jackson

as Van Driver

Nancy Knudsen

as Robyn

Dawn Lake

as Joyce

Harry Lawrence

as Higgins

Robert McDarra

as Pig Eyes

Carlo Manchini

as Poker Player

Liam Reynolds

as Miner

Nelson

as The Fighting Kangaroo