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The Wages of Fear

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The Wages of Fear is a 1953 thriller film directed and co-written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck and Véra Clouzot. The film centers on a group of four down-their-luck European men who are hired by an American oil company to drive two trucks over mountain dirt roads, loaded with nitroglycerine needed to extinguish an oil well fire. It is adapted from a 1950 French novel by Georges Arnaud.

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1953 · 2h 34m · Drama · Thriller · Adventure

TMDB 8.0/10 (1,116 votes)

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.

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

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Henri-Georges ClouzotDirector

Yves Montandas Mario Livi

Charles Vanelas Mr. Jo

Peter van Eyckas Bimba

Folco Lullias Luigi

Véra Clouzotas Linda

Antonio Centaas Camp Chief

Jo Destas Hans Smerloff

Darío Morenoas Pepito Hernandez

William Tubbsas Bill O'Brien

Darling Légitimusas Rosa

Luis De Limaas Bernardo

Grégoire Gromoff JJoseph Palau-Fabre

François Valorbeas (uncredited)

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