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Movie

Wake in Fright

1971·1h 49m·R
DramaThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 7.5/10
16,266 votes
Metascore
85
Metacritic

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

Wake in Fright is a 1971 drama thriller movie directed by Ted Kotcheff, starring Chips Rafferty, Gary Bond, Sylvia Kay. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10 from 16,266 votes and runs 1h 49m.

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Director
Ted Kotcheff
Stars
Chips Rafferty
Gary Bond
Sylvia Kay
Donald Pleasence
Details
1971-10-09
109 min
Movie
R
★ Australia, United Kingdom, United States
★ English
Keywords
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