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The Wages of Fear

“‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’”

Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Year
1953
Runtime
2h 34m
Rated
PG-13
Release
1953
Language
fr
Country
FR

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01 · Overview

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The story

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.

  • #fear of death
  • #capitalism
  • #central and south america
  • #desperation
  • #driver
  • #road
  • #suspenseful
  • #dangerous driving
  • #based on novel or book
  • #labour
  • #nitroglycerin
  • #road movie

  • Directed by

    Henri-Georges Clouzot

  • Written by

    Jérôme Géronimi & Henri-Georges Clouzot

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