Wake in Fright
1971A 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 nightmarish odyssey of drinking, gambling, and hunting.
Acted in
Gary Bond
as John Grant
Donald Pleasence
as Doc Tydon
Chips Rafferty
as Jock Crawford
Sylvia Kay
as Janette Hynes
Jack Thompson
as Dick
Peter Whittle
as Joe
Al Thomas
as Tim Hynes
John Meillon
as Charlie
John Armstrong
as Atkins
Slim DeGrey
as Jarvis
Maggie Dence
as Receptionist
Norm Erskine
as Joe The Cook
Owen Moase
as First Controller
John Dalleen
as Second Controller
Buster Fiddess
as Charlie Jones
Tex Foote
as Stubbs
Colin Hughes
as Stockman
Jacko Jackson
as Van Driver
Nancy Knudsen
as Robyn
Dawn Lake
as Joyce
Harry Lawrence
as Higgins
Robert McDarra
as Pig Eyes
Carlo Manchini
as Poker Player
Liam Reynolds
as Miner
Nelson
as The Fighting Kangaroo