The Wages of Fear (1953)
Original Title: Le Salaire de la peur
Adventure
Drama
Thriller
8.0 (986 votes)
2h 33m
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.
Details
- Director
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Writer
- Jérôme Géronimi
- Original Language
- French
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Antonio Centa
Charles Vanel
Darío Moreno
Darling Légitimus
Folco Lulli
Jo Dest
Peter van Eyck
Véra Clouzot
William Tubbs
Yves Montand
Keywords
based on novel or book
capitalism
central america
central and south america
desperation
driver
dynamite
fire
life and death
male friendship
nitroglycerin
oil
on the road
petrol
south america
tanker
truck
unsociability
venezuela
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