Review of Wake in Fright (1971) by Orlok N — 08 Feb 2010

Sweat, Dust & Beer... There's nothing else out here Mate!!

This review of Wake in Fright (1971) was written by Orlok N on 08 Feb 2010.

Wake in Fright has generally received very positive reviews.

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A teacher in the Australian outback loses all his money in a bet and ends up trying to get out of a vicious backward town before he becomes…

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FUN FACT: The movie had been out of circulation for decades because the negative went missing, sparking an international search…

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A Australian Dante's Inferno , a story of Isolation and Tribalism and a man's descent into madness, A Australian Classic…

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There's no place like home. Donald Pleasance is chilling…

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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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