| Uniform Title |
Wake in fright (Television mini-series : 2017) |
| Title |
Wake in fright |
| Published |
Australia Distributed by Roadshow Entertainment, [2017]. |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (160 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Television mini-series |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Roadshow Entertainment : R-124108-9. |
| Released as a television mini-series on Network 10 in 2017. |
| Based on the 1961 novel by Kenneth Cook and the 1971 motion picture adaptation. |
| "May you dream of the Devil and..."-- Cover. |
| Special features: Behind the scenes. |
| Credits |
Director Kriv Stenders ; written by Stephen M. Irwin ; producers Helen Bowden and Kristian Moliere. |
| Performers |
Sean Keenan, David Wenham, Caren Pistorius, Gary Sweet, Alex Dimitriades, Robyn Malcolm, Lee Jones, Anna Samson, Hannah Frederiksen, Jada Alberts. |
| Summary |
Based on the Iconic 1961 Australian novel, this stunning two-part contemporary television adaption is an experience once seen, never forgotten. Daring , provocative and terrifying, Wake in Fright takes us to the remote outback where a young school teacher is trying to return to Sydney after a year teaching at a one classroom outpost. He becomes stranded in the isolated mining town of Bundanyabba after hitting a kangaroo with his car. Heading to the 'Yabba's' only pub to kill time, he meets the locals - and then wishes he hadn't. A nausea-inducing night of illegal gambling and heavy drinking soon turns into a desperate and depraved fight for survival. Trapped, taunted and broken by the horrifying events engulfing him, this is one man's descent into a barbaric nightmare from which there is no escape. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M (Recommended for mature audiences) (Mature themes, drug use, sex and coarse language). |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, PAL, region 4, widescreen 16:9, fullframe 1.78:1. |
| Language note |
In English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Cook, Kenneth, -- 1929-1987 -- Television adaptations |
| Country life -- Australia -- Drama |
| Teachers -- Australia -- Drama |
| Rural conditions -- Australia -- Drama |
| Television series -- Australia |
| Television programs, Australian |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Australia -- Rural conditions -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Television programs) |
| Horror television programs |
| Television adaptations |
| Television mini-series |
| Television programs |
| Other Names |
Stenders, Kriv film director. |
| Irwin, Stephen M. screenwriter. |
| Bowden, Helen producer. |
| Moliere, Kristian producer. |
| Keenan, Sean actor. |
| Dimitriades, Alex actor. |
| Pistorius, Caren actor. |
| Sweet, Gary actor. |
| Malcolm, Robyn actor. |
| Wenham, David, 1965- actor. |
| Cook, Kenneth, 1929-1987. Wake in fright Television adaptation of (work) author. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Lingo Pictures |
| Screen Australia |
| Create NSW |
| EndemolShine Australia |
| Added Title |
Wake in fright (Television mini-series : 2017) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Narrower Subject References:
Authors:
- Bowden, Helen .
- Cook, Kenneth, 1929-1987. Wake in fright .
- Create NSW .
- Dimitriades, Alex .
- EndemolShine Australia .
- Irwin, Stephen M. .
- Keenan, Sean .
- Lingo Pictures .
- Malcolm, Robyn .
- Moliere, Kristian .
- Pistorius, Caren .
- Screen Australia .
- Stenders, Kriv .
- Sweet, Gary .
- Wenham, David, 1965- .
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