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Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

# Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.
Drama   Thriller
πŸ“œ Overview: A schoolteacher, stuck in a teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in a mining town on his way home for Christmas. Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the money to move back to Sydney for good, he embarks on a five-day nightmarish odyssey of drinking, gambling, and hunting.
🌏 Languages Available: English
πŸ“† Date Released: 1971-07-21
⌚ Running Time: 109 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.319

Beloved Cast

Gary Bond original image
John Grant
Gary Bond
Donald Pleasence original image
Doc Tydon
Donald Pleasence
Chips Rafferty original image
Jock Crawford
Chips Rafferty
Sylvia Kay original image
Janette Hynes
Sylvia Kay
Jack Thompson original image
Dick
Jack Thompson
Peter Whittle original image
Joe
Peter Whittle
Al Thomas original image
Tim Hynes
Al Thomas
John Meillon original image
Charlie
John Meillon
John Armstrong original image
Atkins
John Armstrong
Slim DeGrey original image
Jarvis
Slim DeGrey
Maggie Dence original image
Receptionist
Maggie Dence
Norm Erskine original image
Joe The Cook
Norm Erskine
Owen Moase original image
First Controller
Owen Moase
John Dalleen original image
Second Controller
John Dalleen
Buster Fiddess original image
Charlie Jones
Buster Fiddess
Tex Foote original image
Stubbs
Tex Foote
Colin Hughes original image
Stockman
Colin Hughes
Jacko Jackson original image
Van Driver
Jacko Jackson
Nancy Knudsen original image
Robyn
Nancy Knudsen
Dawn Lake original image
Joyce
Dawn Lake
Harry Lawrence original image
Higgins
Harry Lawrence
Robert McDarra original image
Pig Eyes
Robert McDarra
Carlo Manchini original image
Poker Player
Carlo Manchini
Liam Reynolds original image
Miner
Liam Reynolds
Nelson original image
The Fighting Kangaroo
Nelson

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