A disquieting classic of Australian cinema, Wake in Fright surveys a landscape both sun-drenched and ruthlessly dark.
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Director -
Ted Kotcheff -
Producer -
George Willoughby -
Screenwriter -
Evan Jones -
Production Co -
Group W Films , NLT Productions -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Drama , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Sep 22, 1971, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Mar 11, 2017 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$15.5K -
Runtime -
1h 39m -
Sound Mix -
Surround -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)