Wake in Fright (1971)
Drama, Thriller • 1h 49m
Overview
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 nightmarish odyssey of drinking, gambling, and hunting.
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Cast: Donald Pleasence, Gary Bond, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay, Jack Thompson, Peter Whittle, Al Thomas, John Meillon, Slim DeGrey, Maggie Dence, Norm Erskine, Buster Fiddess, Tex Foote, Nancy Knudsen, Dawn Lake, Harry Lawrence, Robert McDarra, Owen Moase, John Dalleen, Colin Hughes, Jacko Jackson, Carlo Manchini, Liam Reynolds, Nelson
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12/31/2025
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Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (but shows signs of DNR), all other BDs pretty bad.
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Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.
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Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (but shows signs of DNR), all other BDs pretty bad.
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Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (FiM encode but the mastering shows signs of DNR albeit only momentarily); all other BDs pretty bad.
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Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (but shows signs of DNR), all other BDs pretty bad.
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Umbrella 4K (but shows signs of DNR), all other BDs pretty bad.
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Umbrella 4K Blu-ray (but shows signs of DNR), all other BDs pretty bad.
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10/11/2025
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All BDs pretty bad. MoC maybe marginally better? New 4K restoration from Umbrella coming soon
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All BDs pretty bad. New 4K restoration from Umbrella coming soon
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All BDs pretty bad. New 4K restoration from Umbrella coming soon
