Wake in Fright: Ted Kotcheff's 4K Restored Outback Nightmare Returns to Theaters
Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film "Wake in Fright" is being re-released in a restored 4K version, marking its return to cinemas. The Canadian director's work, a harrowing descent into the Australian outback, was rediscovered in 2002, more than three decades after its initial release. It was first brought back to public attention in 2014, and now this new restoration aims to do justice to the film's oppressive, torpid atmosphere. The re-release highlights the enduring power of a film that had been lost for years before its rediscovery and subsequent rehabilitation.
Key facts
- Wake in Fright is directed by Ted Kotcheff, a Canadian filmmaker.
- The film's plot is a descent into hell in the Australian outback.
- The film was rediscovered in 2002, over thirty years after its original release.
- It was first exhumed or brought back in 2014.
- The new re-release features a restored 4K version.
- The restoration is noted to do justice to the film's torpid atmosphere.
- The film is returning to theaters (cinemas) with this restoration.
Entities
Artists
- Ted Kotcheff
Locations
- Australia