The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur) (1953)


The Wages of Fear
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William Tubbs

William Tubbs

Bill O'Brien
Darío Moreno

Darío Moreno

Hernandez
Jo Dest

Jo Dest

Smerloff


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Georges Arnaud

Georges Arnaud

(novel)


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A great classic

2 years, 5 months ago at Dec 30 9:12
This movie is almost 60 years old but it has aged pretty well. It is definitely a fascinating picture and one of the greasted classics produced in France. There is no CGI, no expansive special effects but still it really succeeds in being completely suspensfull. The directing is just great and Yves Montand delivers a great perfomance. Definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Fr... read more
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In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
Release date : 16 February 1955
UPC: 037429134924
1953 (8), Thriller (8), 1950s (7), France (6), French (6), Action (6), Oil (6), Fear (5), Jungle (5), Explosion (5), Truck (4), Unemployment (4), Italy (4), Road (4), Drama (4), South America (4), Explosive (2), Rural (2), Recommended (2), Grand Prize Of The Festival Winner At Cannes (2)
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