sentences:  Filmed on location in Broken Hill and Sydney, "Wake in Fright" was an Australian-British-American co-production between NLT Productions and Westinghouse Broadcasting.Alongside "Walkabout", it was one of two Australian films to be nominated for the Grand Prix du Festival at the 24th Cannes Film Festival.Despite attracting positive reviews, the film was a commercial failure in Australia, in part due to minimal promotion by United Artists, as well as audiences being uncomfortable with its portrayal of outback life, including a controversial hunting scene involving real kangaroos being shot.