

The Wages of Fear
1953 · Movie · 2h 34m · PG-13
DramaThrillerAdventure
"‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’"
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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Metacritic
85/100
Key crew
- Henri-Georges ClouzotDirector
- Georges AuricOriginal Music Composer
- Jérôme GéronimiScreenplay
- Henri-Georges ClouzotScreenplay
Cast
- Yves MontandMario Livi
- Charles VanelMr. Jo
- Peter van EyckBimba
- Folco LulliLuigi
- Véra ClouzotLinda
- Antonio CentaCamp Chief
- Jo DestHans Smerloff
- Darío MorenoPepito Hernandez
- William TubbsBill O'Brien
- Darling LégitimusRosa
- Luis De LimaBernardo
- Grégoire GromoffCast
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Themes
petrolfirelife and deathbased on novel or bookunsociabilitycentral and south americacapitalismvenezuelatankerdynamitemale friendshipnitroglycerin























