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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.0 / 100
1971·Drama / Thriller·1h 49m

WAKE IN FRIGHT

“Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have some dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing else out here.”

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

Above the Line
Ted Kotcheff·DirectorEvan Jones·ScreenplayKenneth Cook·NovelBrian West·Director of PhotographyJohn Scott·Original Music ComposerAnthony Buckley·Editor
Cast
Donald Pleasence·Doc TydonGary Bond·John GrantChips Rafferty·Jock CrawfordSylvia Kay·Janette HynesJack Thompson·DickPeter Whittle·JoeAl Thomas·Tim HynesJohn Meillon·CharlieJohn Armstrong·AtkinsSlim DeGrey·Jarvis
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 3
Ted Kotcheff·DirectorRita Cavill·ContinuityHoward Rubie·First Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Evan Jones·ScreenplayKenneth Cook·Novel
Camera· 2
Brian West·Director of PhotographyJohn R. McLean·Camera Operator
Editing· 1
Anthony Buckley·Editor
Sound & Music· 5
John Scott·Original Music ComposerJohn Appleton·Sound RecordistHugh Strain·Sound MixerKeith Palmer·Sound EditorTim Wellburn·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 3
Dennis Gentle·Art DirectionRon Williams·Costume DesignMonica Dawkins·Makeup Artist
Production· 8
George Willoughby·ProducerHoward G. Barnes·Executive ProducerBill Harmon·Executive ProducerJohn Merrick·CastingJill Dempster·CastingMaurice Singer·Associate ProducerJohn Shaw·Location ManagerPhilip Moylan·Production Accountant
Other Departments· 5
Thom Noble·Post Production SupervisorRobert Hynard·HairstylistTony Tegg·GafferRon Williams·Wardrobe SupervisorVivian Holmes·Production Office Assistant
By the Numbers
68.0
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
97%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$372K
ROI -50%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
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Mood
Gritty, Desolate, Tense
Composition
Centered
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with short brown hair, wearing a dirty, unbuttoned light-colored shirt and light brown pants, walks forward on a dusty dirt road. He holds a dark rifle in”

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Key Elements
RifleDirt Road
Atmosphere
Gritty, Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Wilderness
Design Score
7/10
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