The Wages of Fear (1953)
Le Salaire de la peur
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
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.
- Date of release
- 1953-04-22
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1139)
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller, Adventure
- Director
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
Casting
- 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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