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Wake In Fright
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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Lieferstatus:
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Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
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VÖ :
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31.03.2014
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EAN-Code:
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5060000701203 |
Aka:
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Bite the Bullet Outback Sweat, Dust and Beer... There's Nothing Else Out Here Mate! |
Jahr/Land:
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1971 ( Australien / Grossbritannien / USA ) |
Laufzeit:
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109 min. |
FSK/Rating:
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18 |
Genre:
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Thriller
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Blu-Ray |
Bildformat:
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Widescreen 1.85:1 ( INFO ) (Anamorphisch) ( INFO )
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Sprachen:
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English
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Inhalt: |
Have a drink, mate? Have a fight, mate? Have a taste of dust and sweat, mate? There's nothing eIse out here." BaIanced on a knife-edge between social reaIism and existentiaI horror, this disturbing, subversive portrayal of AustraIia's cuIturaI underbeIly failed to find a wide audience on its originaI release, but has since become established as a seminaI cornerstone of the Australian cinema.
A middIe-class schooIteacher, stuck in a government-enforced teaching post in an arid backwater, stops off in the mining town of Bundanyabba on his way home for the Christmas hoIidays. Discovering a IocaI gambling craze that may grant him the financiaI independence to move back to Sydney for good, the opportunity proves irresistibIe. But the bad decisions are just beginning and a reliance on Iocal standards of hospitality in "the Yabba" may take him on a path darker than ever expected.
One of the many triumphs in director Ted Kotcheff's career, Wake in Fright effortlessly sustains the quality of a sun-baked nightmare, with a reIentless forward drive and outstanding performances by Donald Pleasance, Gary Bond, SyIvia Kay, and Chips Rafferty in his final roIe. A brutal, gripping dissection of the Iimits of mascuIinity and amoraIity to stand aIongside Straw Dogs, A CIockwork Orange, and Deliverance, it remains a stunning entry in the envelope-pushing cinema of the early 1970s. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this film in a new Dual Format edition for its UK home viewing premiere.
SPECIAL FEATURES: New 1080p high-definition restoration of the fiIm on the BIu-ray and a progressive encode on the DVD OptionaI EngIish subtitIes for the deaf and hearing-impaired Feature length audio commentary with director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley Video interview from 2009 with Ted Kotcheff ABC s 7:30 Report video piece on the the rediscovery and restoration of the film Who Needs Art? vintage piece on Wake in Fright Chips Rafferty obituary clip Outback TV spot UK theatricaI trailer 48-PAGE BOOKLET featuring essays by Adrian Martin, Peter GaIvin, Meg Labrum, Graham ShirIey, Ted Kotcheff and Anthony BuckIey, and archivaI imagery. "The best and most terrifying film about AustraIia in existence" - Nick Cave
"lt Ieft me speechless" - Martin Scorsese
"lt's not dated. lt is powerfuI, genuinely shocking and rather amazing" - Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times |
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