The Wages of Fear
Vite vendute
France / Italy,
1953, 156 min
(Special edition: 131 min, Director's cut: 148 min)
Directed by:
Henri-Georges ClouzotCinematography:
Armand ThirardComposer:
Georges AuricCast:
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Antonio Centa, Peter van Eyck, Véra Clouzot, Folco Lulli, Darío Moreno, Grégoire Gromoff, Darling Légitimus, François Valorbe (more)Plots(1)
In a squalid South American village, four desperate men are hired by a US oil company to embark on a treacherous journey, transporting a volatile cargo of nitro-glycerine to a massive oil well fire. Friendships and courage are pushed to the limit in this nail-biting thriller by a director who would go on to be dubbed the 'French Hitchcock'. (British Film Institute (BFI))
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