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The Wages of Fear

‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’

Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot

Writer: Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi, Georges Arnaud

Release Date:
April 22, 1953
Ratings:
8.0 / 10
Director:
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Companies:
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Overview

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.