DramaThriller
Theatrical September 22, 1971
Wake in Fright (1971)
Wake in Fright is a book-based movie adapted from "Wake in Fright (Film Ink)" by Kenneth Cook, Josep Sampere, Pedro Donoso. This Drama/Thriller film is a direct adaptation, and its release date is September 22, 1971.
The Source Material
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Overview
Filmed as The OutbackWake In Fright was first published in 1961 and the film version, The Outback, starring Donald Pleasance was released in 1971. Both the book and the film have achieved a cult status as the Australian answer to US and UK novels and films of…
About The Movie
Description
A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Details
- Title
- Wake in Fright
- Original Title
- Wake in Fright
- Original Language
- EN
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- US Theatrical
- September 22, 1971 · Rated R
- US Theatrical Note
- Phoenix, Arizona