The Wages of Fear

Dynamic Tremendous Shattering.

Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

Timing: 2:28 (148 min)

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Release date

1953-04-22

Country

France, Italy

Production

Filmsonor, Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC), Fono Roma, Véra Films

Genre

Drama, Thriller, Adventure

Budget

$50 000 000 000

Revenue

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Director

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Actors

Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot, Antonio Centa, Jo Dest, Darío Moreno, William Tubbs, Darling Légitimus
All actors and roles (13)

Scenario

Producer

Henri-Georges Clouzot, Raymond Borderie

Operator

Armand Thirard

Composer

Georges Auric

Artist

Audition

Editing

Madeleine Gug, Etiennette Muse, Henri Rust
All team (22)

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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