Wake in Fright 4K UHD (1971) - Umbrella Entertainment

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ALL THE LITTLE DEVILS ARE PROUD OF HELL.

Proudly presenting Umbrella's newly restored WAKE IN FRIGHT in glorious 4K Dolby Vision with authoring by Fidelity in Motion.

Raw and uncompromising in its depiction of Australian masculinity and country culture, Ted Kotcheff's WAKE IN FRIGHT is a unique horror film - equal parts an ode to the outback and a nightmarish descent.

Featuring iconic performances from an ensemble that includes Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson and Donald Pleasance, experience the horrifying and captivating WAKE IN FRIGHT, one of Australia’s most legendary and valuable contribution to film.

Bored school teacher John Grant (Gary Bond) stops overnight in Bundanyabba, a frontier mining town, on his way to Sydney for Christmas. After a bad gambling bet, Grant is swept up in the vortex of a group of hard-drinking, hard-living, crude, vicious men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Cast: Chips Rafferty; Donald Pleasance; Gary Bond; Maggie Dence

Extras:
4K UHD disc
NEW! Feature remastered in 4K HDR Dolby Vision from Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary with Director Ted Kotcheff and Editor Anthony Buckley
NEW! Audio Commentary with Film Historian Peter Galvin

BD disc
NEW! Feature remastered in 4K HDR Dolby Vision from Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary with Director Ted Kotcheff and Editor Anthony Buckley
NEW! Audio Commentary with Film Historian Peter Galvin
NEW! Sunstruck (1972): a bonus feature film from the producers of WAKE IN FRIGHT
NEW! Return to the ‘Yabba: a 50-minute feature tracking down the film’s Broken Hill locations
NEW! Interview with Director of Photography Brian West
NEW! Not Quite Hollywood Interview with Actor Jack Thompson
Yer Mad, Ya Bastard! - 2008 Interview with Director Ted Kotcheff
Q&A with Ted Kotcheff from 2009 Toronto International Film Festival
NEW! The Cinema’s Great Squeaky Bald Git: Kim Newman Discusses the Career of Actor Donald Pleasence
NEW! The Filmmaker and the Filmbuff: Philippe Mora and Paul Harris Discuss Wake in Fright
NEW! Foreign Visions of Local Stories: A Trailer Reel of Australian Films Helmed by Overseas Filmmakers
Alternate scenes from Outback
7:30 Report on the Rediscovery and Restoration of Wake in Fright
NEW! Interview with Ted Kotcheff about his career Conducted by Paul Harris (Audio Only)
NEW! Interview With Composer John Scott Conducted by Music Historian Daniel Schweiger (Audio Only)
Who Needs Art? 1971 TV Segment on Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright TV Spot
Chips Rafferty Obituary by Ken G. Hall
Stills Gallery

Authored by Fidelity in Motion

Releases 4 June 2025.

Pre-order :

Standard Edition : https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...971-4k-blu-ray

Collector's Edition : https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...ectors-edition

Yabba Edition : https://shop.umbrellaent.com.au/coll...ectors-edition