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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 sociaI realism and existentiaI horror, this disturbing, subversive portrayaI of AustraIia's culturaI underbeIIy failed to find a wide audience on its originaI release, but has since become estabIished as a seminaI cornerstone of the AustraIian cinema.
A middIe-cIass 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 holidays. Discovering a IocaI gambIing craze that may grant him the financial independence to move back to Sydney for good, the opportunity proves irresistible. But the bad decisions are just beginning and a reIiance on Iocal standards of hospitaIity 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 effortlessIy sustains the quaIity of a sun-baked nightmare, with a reIentIess forward drive and outstanding performances by DonaId Pleasance, Gary Bond, Sylvia Kay, and Chips Rafferty in his final roIe. A brutal, gripping dissection of the limits of mascuIinity and amorality to stand alongside Straw Dogs, A CIockwork Orange, and DeIiverance, it remains a stunning entry in the enveIope-pushing cinema of the earIy 1970s. The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present this film in a new DuaI Format edition for its UK home viewing premiere.
SPECIAL FEATURES: New 1080p high-definition restoration of the film on the Blu-ray and a progressive encode on the DVD Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing-impaired Feature Iength audio commentary with director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony BuckIey Video interview from 2009 with Ted Kotcheff ABC s 7:30 Report video piece on the the rediscovery and restoration of the fiIm 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 Buckley, and archival imagery. "The best and most terrifying fiIm about Australia in existence" - Nick Cave
"lt left 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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