Question 1

What unusual event occurred during the filming of the 'Two-Up' gambling sequence?

Accepted Answer

The artificial banknotes printed for the scene looked so realistic that two extras were later arrested for trying to pass them off as genuine currency.

Question 2

Why did 'Wake in Fright' go out of circulation for many years?

Accepted Answer

The dissolution of production companies NLT Productions and Group W led to the original film and sound elements going missing, sparking an international search.

Question 3

What happened on the film's opening day in America?

Accepted Answer

United Artists had little faith, opening it in a single New York theater on a Sunday night during a blizzard, resulting in not a single person seeing it that day.

Question 4

Which festivals has 'Wake in Fright' been featured at?

Accepted Answer

It has been featured at Cannes Film Festival (1971, 2009), AFI Fest (2009), Mar del Plata International Film Festival (2010), San Francisco International Film Festival (2010), Telluride Film Festival (1977), and Toronto International Film Festival (2009).

Question 5

What is the central conflict in 'Wake in Fright'?

Accepted Answer

A young schoolteacher descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.

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