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1953 • 2h 33min • Not Rated • Adventure, Thriller, Drama

The Wages of Fear

"‘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.

IMDb 8.1

RT 100%

MC 85

Director

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Writers

Georges Arnaud

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Jérôme Géronimi

Composer

Georges Auric

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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

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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

Joseph Palau-Fabre

François Valorbe (uncredited)

Pat Hurst (uncredited)

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