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The Wages of Fear
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
Adventure, Drama, Thriller - 1953
The Wages of Fear
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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.
Director:
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Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cast:
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Yves Montand
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Charles Vanel
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Peter van Eyck
,
Folco Lulli
,
Véra Clouzot
,
Antonio Centa
,
Jo Dest

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Details

Runtime:
154 min
Release date:
22 Apr 1953
Country:
FR, IT
Languages:
French, English, Spanish, Italian, German
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 1 nomination total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Turning the screws with a relentlessness that impresses even in this age of the ruthless, high-tech thriller, Clouzot strings together situations of vividly, almost sadistically imagined danger.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr 2014
fresh:
Hitch's bomb-under-the-table suspense formula burnished to an expert sheen.
– Joshua Rothkopf,
Time Out New York,
6 Dec 2011
fresh:
A significant influence on Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this grueling pile driver of a movie will keep you on the edge of your seat.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
1 Mar 2007
fresh:
The excitement derives entirely from the awareness of nitroglycerine and the gingerly, breathless handling of it. You sit there waiting for the theatre to explode.
– Bosley Crowther,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
The kind of motion picture for which commonplace phrases like 'white-knuckle tension ride' have been coined.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
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