France
1953
147 minutes
Black and White
1.33:1
French
36
In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot.
| Mario | Yves Montand |
| Jo | Charles Vanel |
| Bimba | Peter Van Eyck |
| Bill O'Brien | William Tubbs |
| Linda | Véra Clouzot |
| Luigi | Folco Lulli |
| Director | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Screenplay | Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jérôme Géronimi |
| Based on the novel by | Georges Arnaud |
| Producer | Louis Wipf |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Editing | Henri Rust and Madeleine Gug |
| Executive producer | Raymond Borderie and Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Music | Georges Auric |
| Sound | William Robert Sivel |
AVAILABLE IN BOTH DOUBLE-DVD AND BLU-RAY EDITIONS:
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One of cinema’s most revered thrillers, La Saliare de la Peur or The Wages of Fear is the acknowledged masterpiece of the brilliant French director Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907-77). It is also the film that made popular music hall singer Yves Montand into a movie star. Clouzot’s sixth...
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