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23 June 2026

Arrow Video goes to the Outback to WAKE IN FRIGHT in 4K (review)

A city slicker teacher exiled to the Australian Outback plans to spend the holidays in Sydney but a series of bad choices plunges him into a beer-swilling, roo-shooting backwoods nightmare in this Australian thriller from Ted Kotcheff (FIRST BLOOD) starring Gary Bond and Donald Pleasence.

REVIEW LINK: Arrow Video (U.S./U.K.) Region ALL 4K UltraHD (DVDCompare)

WAKE IN FRIGHT 4K UltraHD specs:

  • 2160p24 HEVC 1.85:1 Dolby Vision Widescreen
  • English DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 Mono
  • Optional English SDH Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary by director Ted Kotcheff and editor Anthony Buckley
  • Audio Commentary by Peter Galvin, author of "The Making of Wake in Fright"
  • "Return to the 'Yabba" documentary on the film's Broken Hill locations
  • "Take in Fright" interview with director of photography Brian West
  • "Sounds of the Outback" interview with sound editors Keith Palmer and Eddy Joseph
  • "The Cinema's Great Squeaky Bald Git: Kim Newman Discusses the Career of Actor Donald Pleasence"
  • "The Filmmaker and the Filmbuff: Philippe Mora and Paul Harris Discuss Wake in Fright"
  • Archive Interviews:
    • "Yer Mad, Ya Bastard!" interview with director Ted Kotcheff
    • "Not Quite Hollywood" interview with actor Jack Thompson
    • 2009 Q&A with Ted Kotcheff at the Toronto International Film Festival
    • 2009 audio interview with director Ted Kotcheff, conducted by Paul Harris
    • 2025 audio interview with composer John Scott, conducted by music historian Daniel Schweiger
  • Alternate Scenes from "Outback"
  • TV Reports:
    • 2009 "7:30 Report" on the Rediscovery and Restoration of "Wake in Fright"
    • "Who Needs Art?" 1971 TV Segment on "Wake in Fright"
    • Chips Rafferty Obituary by Ken G. Hall
  • Trailer Gallery:
    • U.S. Theatrical Trailer
    • U.S. TV Spot
    • Restoration Trailer
  • Foreign Visions of Local Stories: A Trailer Reel of Australian Films Helmed by Overseas Filmmakers
  • Image Gallery
  • Comes with a slipcover, a collectors' booklet featuring new writing on the film by Jay Slater, Paul Lê and David Michael Brown plus archive materials, and a reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jeff Marshall.

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