Wake in Fright

4K UHD/Blu-Ray, Collector's Edition w/Book + Rigid Case + Slipcase + Poster + Artcards, Region Free *see note

 

NOTE - These are NEW but UNSEALED, they came with damaged outer cases, we were sent replacement outer cases and have replaced them ourselves to avoid the empty case getting damaged in shipment to you. We handled them very lightly and gently and bagged them right after replacing the cases.

ONE PER CUSTOMER!

 

 

 

Restored & Remastered in 4K by Umbrella Entertainment using 35mm Original Camera Negatives

 

 

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.

Only available from the Umbrella webstore, THE YABBA - Wake In Fright Collector's Edition includes:

• NEW! Dolby Vision 4K remastered feature by Umbrella Entertainment from Original Camera Negative
• A 150+ page hardback book with original screenplay, artwork, experiences, essays by Anthony Buckley, Peter Galvin, Gregory Marks and Paul Harris plus an in depth analysis by Tina Kaufman
• A 200+ page hardback book of the original Kenneth Cook novel 'Wake In Fright'
• Clear orange plastic slip over rigid case
• Custom artwork rigid case, slipcase, books and poster designed by Time Tomorrow
• 8 artcards
• A3 reversible poster
• Limited Edition Numbered release

 

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 contributions to film.

Description
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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. 

Directed by Ted Kotcheff
Starring Chips Rafferty; Donald Pleasance; Gary Bond; Maggie Dence
Extras
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Only available from the Umbrella webstore, THE YABBA - Wake In Fright Collector's Edition includes:

NEW! Dolby Vision 4K remastered feature from Original Camera Negative by Umbrella Entertainment
A 150+ page hardback book with original screenplay, artwork, experiences, essays by Anthony Buckley, Peter Galvin, Gregory Marks and Paul Harris plus an in depth analysis by Tina Kaufman
A 200+ page hardback book of the original Kenneth Cook novel 'Wake In Fright'
Clear orange plastic slip over rigid case
Custom artwork rigid case, slipcase, books and poster designed by Time Tomorrow
8 artcards
A3 reversible poster
Limited Edition Numbered release
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 by Peter Galvin, author of The Making of Wake in Fright
BD disc

NEW! Feature remastered in 4K from Original Camera Negative
Audio Commentary with Director Ted Kotcheff and Editor Anthony Buckley
NEW! Audio Commentary by Peter Galvin, author of The Making of Wake in Fright
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