James
Nov 9, 2023
8/10
It’s always my honour to write the first review for a film, especially ones like this. It, however, upsets me that not many have seen this magnificent and harrowing masterpiece.
The Wages of Fear
Visit website8.0/10 • 989
1953-04-22 • 2h 33m
DramaThrillerAdventure
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
- Directors
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Editors
- Madeleine Gug
DramaThrillerAdventure
The Wages of Fear
Visit website1953-04-22 • 2h 33m
8.0/10 • 989
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
- Directors
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Editors
- Madeleine Gug
Top Billed Cast
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Yves Montand
Mario Livi
Charles Vanel
Mr. Jo
Peter van Eyck
Bimba
Folco Lulli
Luigi
Véra Clouzot
Linda
Antonio Centa
Camp Chief
Jo Dest
Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno
Pepito Hernandez
William Tubbs
Bill O'Brien
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- Keywords
- petrolfirelife and deathbased on novel or bookunsociabilitycentral and south americacapitalismvenezuelatankerdynamitemale friendshipnitroglycerintruckoilcentral americaon the roadsouth americadrivercriteriondesperation