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The Wages of Fear
1953PG-132h 34m8.0 / 10
‘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.
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Synopsis
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.
Cast, crew and production details
About The Wages of Fear
Cast
Yves MontandMario Livi
Charles VanelMr. Jo
Peter van EyckBimba
Folco LulliLuigi
Véra ClouzotLinda
Antonio CentaCamp Chief
Jo DestHans Smerloff
Darío MorenoPepito HernandezCredits
- Directed by
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Written by
- Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi, Georges Arnaud
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Original title
- Le Salaire de la peur
Production
- Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale CinématographiqueFrance
- Véra FilmsFrance
- Fono RomaItaly
- FilmsonorFrance
Themes
based on novel or bookcapitalismcentral americacentral and south americadangerous drivingdesperationdriverdynamiteexplosionfearfear of deathfirejoblabor
