Wake in Fright

1971 · directed by Ted Kotcheff

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

Wake in Fright (1971), directed by Ted Kotcheff, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Donald Pleasence
• Gary Bond
• Chips Rafferty
• Sylvia Kay
• Jack Thompson
• Peter Whittle
• Al Thomas
• John Meillon
• John Armstrong
• Slim DeGrey

Crew

• Brian West — Director of Photography
• Anthony Buckley — Editor
• John Scott — Original Music Composer
• Evan Jones — Screenplay
• Ted Kotcheff — Screenplay

More from Ted Kotcheff

1. First Blood (1982) — 75/100
2. North Dallas Forty (1979) — 74/100
3. Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) — 69/100
4. Borrowed Hearts (1997) — 67/100 · TV film, not counted
5. Fun with Dick and Jane (1977) — 62/100
6. Switching Channels (1988) — 60/100

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