Wake in Fright (1971)

Directed by Ted Kotcheff

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

Genre: Drama, Thriller

Language: en

Countries: Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America

Production

Cinematographer: Brian West · Composer: John Scott · Editor: Anthony Buckley

Production: NLT

Budget: $750K

1 screening currently listed

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