{"product_id":"wake-in-fright-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"Wake in Fright Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eWake in Fright\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Ted Kotcheff (1971) Arrow \u003cem\u003eLimited Edition\u003c\/em\u003e Blu-ray | 4K restoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaw and brutal in its depiction of Outback country drinking culture in the 1970s, \u003cem\u003eWake in Fright\u003c\/em\u003e is an uncompromising landmark of Australian cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bored schoolteacher working in the remote outback stops overnight in the frontier mining town of Bundanyabba on his way back to Sydney for the Christmas holidays. After he loses all his savings in a bad bet, he finds himself marooned and swept up in the vortex of a succession of hard-drinking, hard-living and crude men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent as they are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarring Gary Bond, with a memorable performance from Donald Pleasence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- O-card slipcase\u003cbr\u003e- Collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jay Slater, Paul Lê and David Michael Brown plus archive materials\u003cbr\u003e- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Audio commentary by director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley\u003cbr\u003e- Audio commentary by Peter Galvin, author of The Making of Wake in Fright\u003cbr\u003e- Return to the 'Yabba, a featurette tracking down the film's Broken Hill locations\u003cbr\u003e- Interviews with director of photography Brian West, sound editors Keith Palmer and Eddy Joseph, director Ted Kotcheff, actor Jack Thompson\u003cbr\u003e- Appreciation of actor Donald Pleasence by film historian Kim Newman\u003cbr\u003e- Discussion between Philippe Mora and Paul Harris\u003cbr\u003e- Q\u0026amp;A with Ted Kotcheff from the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival\u003cbr\u003e- Audio interview with Ted Kotcheff, conducted by Paul Harris\u003cbr\u003e- Audio interview with composer John Scott, conducted by music historian Daniel Schweiger\u003cbr\u003e- Alternate scenes from Outback\u003cbr\u003e- 2009 TV report on the rediscovery and restoration of Wake in Fright\u003cbr\u003e- Who Needs Art?, a 1971 TV segment with behind-the-scenes footage\u003cbr\u003e- Chips Rafferty obituary by Ken G. Hall\u003cbr\u003e- Trailer reel of Australian films helmed by overseas filmmakers\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56956372582724,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/9322\/7199\/files\/wakeinfrightblu.jpg?v=1783686641","url":"https:\/\/film-shop-ifi.myshopify.com\/products\/wake-in-fright-limited-edition-blu-ray","provider":"Film Shop IFI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}