The Wages of Fear
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- Adventure
- Drama
- Thriller
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.
Keywords
- based on novel or book
- on the road
- dynamite
- central and south america
- fear
- road movie
- male friendship
- unsociability
- driver
- fire
- explosion
- capitalism
- desperation
- fear of death
- petrol
- oil
- central america
- life and death
- suspenseful
- truck
- south america
- road
- labor
- tanker
- dangerous driving
- job
- venezuela
- nitroglycerin
- labour
- wage
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 22, 1953
- Original language
- French
- Spoken languages
- French, English, Spanish, Italian, German
- Countries
- France, Italy
- Production
- Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC),Véra Films,Filmsonor,Fono Roma,Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
- Cast
- Yves Montand,Charles Vanel,Peter van Eyck,Folco Lulli,Véra Clouzot,Antonio Centa,Jo Dest,Darío Moreno,William Tubbs,Darling Légitimusand 5 more
- Director
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Cinematography
- Armand Thirard
- Music
- Georges Auric
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
- tt0046268