WAKE IN FRIGHT
Special Features: 55th Anniversary | New 4K Restoration
Alongside George Miller’s MAD MAX and Nicolas Roeg’s WALKABOUT, WAKE IN FRIGHT is widely acknowledged as one of the seminal films in the development of modern Australian cinema. Directed by Ted Kotcheff (FIRST BLOOD, NORTH DALLAS FORTY), it tells the story of a British schoolteacher’s descent into personal corruption at the hands of drunken, deranged derelicts while stranded in a small town in the outback of Australia. WAKE IN FRIGHT was one of two Australian films (the other being WALKABOUT) to compete for the top prize at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival. Musician Nick Cave called it “the best and most terrifying film about Australia in existence.” DIR Ted Kotcheff; SCR Evan Jones, from the novel by Kenneth Cook; PROD George Willoughby. Australia/U.S/UK, 1971, color, 109 min. RATED R
Run Time: 109 Minutes
Opening Date: Monday, June 15, 2026
Genre: Thriller, drama
