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Le Salaire de la peur (1953)
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
154 minNot RatedDramaThrillerAdventure
TMDb8.0/101,110 votes
IMDb8.1/1073,002 votes
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic85/100
Translated title: The Wages of Fear
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.
Country: France, Italy
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Awards: Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 1 nomination total
Box office: $21,228
Cast
Yves Montand
Mario Livi
Charles Vanel
Mr. Jo
Peter van Eyck
Bimba
Folco Lulli
Luigi
Véra Clouzot
Linda
Antonio Centa
Camp Chief
Jo Dest
Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno
Pepito Hernandez
William Tubbs
Bill O'Brien
Darling Légitimus
Rosa
Luis De Lima
Bernardo
Grégoire Gromoff
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Joseph Palau-Fabre
François Valorbe
(uncredited)
Keywords
Style:suspenseful
Plot:petrolfirelife and deathbased on novel or bookunsociabilitycapitalismvenezuelatankerdynamitemale friendshipnitroglycerintruckoilfearexplosionon the roadlabordriverroad moviewagedangerous drivingfear of deathroadjoblabourdesperation
Place:central and south americacentral americasouth america
