Wake in Fright
R · 1971 ‧ Thriller/Western ‧ 1h 54m
After finishing up the school term in a remote outback town, teacher John Grant (Gary Bond) looks forward to spending his holiday with his girlfriend in Sydney. But John gets waylaid in a mining town where a gambling spree leaves him completely...
Release date: October 5, 2012 (USA)
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Screenplay: Evan Jones
Story by: Kenneth Cook
Distributed by: United Artists
Adapted from: Wake in Fright
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