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Wake in Fright

1971, drama, suspense

109 minutes

A schoolteacher, stuck in a teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in a mining town on his way home for Christmas. Discovering a local gambling craze that may grant him the money to move back to Sydney for good, he embarks on a five-day...

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Cast

Gary Bond

Gary Bond

John Grant

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Doc Tydon

Chips Rafferty

Jock Crawford

Sylvia Kay

Janette Hynes

Al Thomas

Tim Hynes

John Meillon

John Meillon

Charlie

Slim DeGrey

Jarvis

Maggie Dence

Receptionist

Norm Erskine

Joe The Cook

Owen Moase

First Controller

John Dalleen

Second Controller

Buster Fiddess

Charlie Jones

Tex Foote

Stubbs

Colin Hughes

Stockman

Jacko Jackson

Van Driver

Dawn Lake

Joyce

Harry Lawrence

Higgins

Robert McDarra

Pig Eyes

Carlo Manchini

Poker Player

Nelson

The Fighting Kangaroo

Crew

Art

Dennis Gentle

Art direction

Camera

John R. McLean

Camera operator

Costume and make-up

Ron Williams

, costume design

Robert Hynard

Hairstylist

Monica Dawkins

Makeup artist

Crew

Directing

Ted Kotcheff

Ted Kotcheff

Director

Howard Rubie

First assistant director

Editing

Lighting

Tony Tegg

Gaffer

Production

Maurice Singer

Associate producer

John Merrick

Casting

Jill Dempster

Casting

Howard G. Barnes

Executive producer

Bill Harmon

Executive producer

John Shaw

Location manager

Sound

John Scott

Original music composer

John Appleton

Sound recordist

Writing

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