The Wages of Fear (1953)
Le salaire de la peur
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
156 min
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.
- Release date
- April 15, 1953
- Country of origin
- Italy, France
- Music
- Georges Auric
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Cast
- Yves Montand as Mario Livi
- Charles Vanel as M. Jo
- Peter van Eyck as Bimba
- Folco Lulli as Luigi
- Véra Clouzot as Linda
- Antonio Centa as Camp Chief
- Jo Dest as Hans Smerloff
- Darío Moreno as Pepito Hernandez
- William Tubbs as Bill O'Brien
- Darling Légitimus as Rosa
- Luis De Lima as Bernardo
- Grégoire Gromoff
- François Valorbe as (uncredited)
Crew
- Henri-Georges Clouzot · Director
- Georges Arnaud · Writer
- Henri-Georges Clouzot · Writer
- Jérôme Géronimi · Writer
- Georges Auric · Composer
- Armand Thirard · Cinematographer
- Madeleine Gug · Editor
- Etiennette Muse · Editor
- Henri Rust · Editor