The Wages of Fear
DramaThrillerAdventurepetrolfirelife and deathbased on novel or bookunsociabilitycentral and south americacapitalismvenezuelatankerdynamitemale friendshipnitroglycerintruckoilfearexplosioncentral americaon the roadsouth americalabordriverroad moviewagedangerous drivingfear of deathroadjoblabourdesperation
Overview
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.
Year 1953
Director Henri-Georges Clouzot
Crew Georges Arnaud (Novel), Henri-Georges Clouzot (Director), Armand Thirard (Director of Photography), Georges Auric (Original Music Composer), Étiennette Muse (Editor), Henri-Georges Clouzot (Screenplay)
Popularity 3
Language Français, English, Español, Italiano, Deutsch













