Review of Wake in Fright (1971) by Charles Q — 03 Apr 2014

The best Australian film I've ever seen. Can't believe I'd never even heard of it until a few weeks ago.

This review of Wake in Fright (1971) was written by Charles Q on 03 Apr 2014.

Wake in Fright has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Andrew Pollard (100) for Starburst (899) on 11 Apr 2018

John Grant is absolutely note-perfect as the stiff-upper-lipped Englishman stranded in an environment that he couldn't be any further removed from…

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By Juli N (550) on 24 Jun 2014

John Grant is a middle-class teacher from the big city…

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By Richard D (1,732) on 06 Apr 2015

I understand why the film is so controversial, but it didn't shock me. Well, it did, actually…

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By Hal M (105) on 05 Mar 2015

A schoolteacher in Australia is disgruntled to be posted by the authorities to teach in a one-horse little dot in the Outback…

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By Anton Bitel (1,340) for Film4 (1,522) on 07 Mar 2014

Derives its brand of feral menace not from monsters, masked killers, or any of the other avatars of conventional horror, but rather from a…

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By Steve J (513) on 30 May 2014

A classic horror without horror, based on Australia's outback blokey culture and the kindness of others that damages…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 07 Mar 2014

Brilliantly directed by Kotcheff, the film has the disorienting and menacing quality of Joseph Losey films such as Accident and The Servant…

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By Peter C (1,037) on 24 Mar 2016

I saw this film before going to Australia back in the 70 's it truly captures and portrays that hot and claustrophobic atmosphere…

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By Joe S (1,170) on 04 Apr 2014

Set at such a slow pace and nothing really happens but Kotcheff really knows how to create tension out of nothing…

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By Daniel Krauze (120) for El Financiero (125) on 11 Jan 2018

Wake in Fright deserves to occupy a place next to Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness, all of them stories that force us to observe the…

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