---
title: 'Wake in Fright (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ted Kotcheff'
released: '1971-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'Australia'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/wake-in-fright-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067541/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Wake in Fright (1971)

1971 · 114 min · Drama, Thriller · Australia, United States


## Synopsis

Wake in Fright is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones, and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, and Jack Thompson. Based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel of the same name, it follows a young schoolteacher who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ted Kotcheff](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-kotcheff)
- **Screenplay:** [Evan Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/evan-jones)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Scott](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-scott)
- **Director of Photography:** [Brian West](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-west)
- **Editor:** [Anthony Buckley](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-buckley)

## Cast

- [Peter Whittle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-whittle)
- [John Meillon](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-meillon)
- [Donald Pleasence](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pleasence)
- [Gary Bond](https://cinepixo.com/people/gary-bond)
- [Jack Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-thompson)
- [Chips Rafferty](https://cinepixo.com/people/chips-rafferty)

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