Wake in Fright

"Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

15,272 votes

96/100

Fresh

85/100

Metascore

7.2/10

330 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

1 nomination total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$750,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$371,717

Global Box Office

Domestic

$50,394

United States

Loss

$-378,283

ROI: -50%

Budget Recovery50% of budget

$0|Budget: $750,000|Revenue: $371,717

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

19.5K

Daily Avg

325

7-Day Trend

+29%

30 days agoToday

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Based On

Wake in Fright

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Australia

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Broken HillOutbackAustralia

Themes & Subjects

#violence#masculinity#alcoholconsumption#outback#drinkingcultureinaustralia#hunting

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Brian West

Film Editing

Anthony Buckley

Music / Score

John Scott

Production Companies

Westinghouse Broadcasting

Distributors

United Artists

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Wake in Fright

Available in 6 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV, Fandor	Plex	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Canada	Fandor	Plex	Apple TV Store	Apple TV Store
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now	ABC iview, Beamafilm	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV, Beamafilm	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fetch TV

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaM

Germany16

France12

JapanR15+

Norway18

Production

Director

Ted Kotcheff

Writers

Evan Jones, Kenneth Cook

Production Companies

NLTGroup WUnited Artists

Cast

Donald Pleasence

Doc Tydon

Gary Bond

John Grant

Chips Rafferty

Jock Crawford

Sylvia Kay

Janette Hynes

Jack Thompson

Dick

Peter Whittle

Joe

No Image

Al Thomas

Tim Hynes

John Meillon

Charlie

No Image

John Armstrong

Atkins

Slim DeGrey

Jarvis

Maggie Dence

Receptionist

No Image

Norm Erskine

Joe the Cook

Tags & Keywords

australiabased on novel or bookgamblingbeeralcoholismteachermining townoutbackhuntdrunkennessaustralian outbackchristmaskangaroocoin tossindependent film

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