[PAR] [TLE] Wake in Fright [SEP] Wake in Fright (initially released as Outback outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson.  Based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel of the same name, the film follows a young schoolteacher from Sydney who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia. [PAR] [TLE] Donald Pleasence [SEP] Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE ( ; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor.  His most notable film roles include psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis in "Halloween" and most of its sequels, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice", RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in "The Great Escape", George in "Cul-de-sac", SEN 5241 in "THX 1138", Clarence "Doc" Tydon in "Wake in Fright" and the President of the United States in "Escape from New York".
[PAR] [TLE] Wake in Fright [ SEP ] Wake in Fright ( initially released as Outback outside Australia ) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff , written by Evan Jones and starring Gary Bond , Donald Pleasence , Chips Rafferty , Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson . Based on Kenneth Cook 's 1961 novel of the same name , the film follows a young schoolteacher from Sydney who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal , menacing town in outback Australia . [PAR] [TLE] Donald Pleasence [ SEP ] Donald Henry Pleasence , OBE ( ; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 ) was an English actor . His most notable film roles include psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis in " Halloween " and most of its sequels , the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film " You Only Live Twice " , RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in " The Great Escape " , George in " Cul - de - sac " , SEN 5241 in " THX 1138 " , Clarence " Doc " Tydon in " Wake in Fright " and the President of the United States in " Escape from New York " .
The actor that played Dr. Sam Loomis in "Halloween" also stars with Gary Bond in a 1971 thriller film directed by who?
The actor that played Dr. Sam Loomis in " Halloween " also stars with Gary Bond in a 1971 thriller film directed by who ?
Ted Kotcheff
Ted Kotcheff