sentences:  Coincidentally, Rafferty (real name John William Pilbean Goffage) had been born in Broken Hill, the film's stand-in for the Yabba, in 1909.The world premiere of "Wake in Fright" (as "Outback") occurred on opening night of the 1971 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May.Ted Kotcheff was nominated for a Golden Palm Award.