The Wages of Fear
Le Salaire de la peur
Release: 1953-04-22
·Runtime: 153m
·★ 8.0
Drama
Thriller
Adventure
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.
Production Countries
France
Italy
Production Companies
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Véra Films
Fono Roma
Filmsonor
Cast
Yves Montand
as Mario Livi
Charles Vanel
as Mr. Jo
Peter van Eyck
as Bimba
Folco Lulli
as Luigi
Véra Clouzot
as Linda
Antonio Centa
as Camp Chief
Jo Dest
as Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno
as Pepito Hernandez
William Tubbs
as Bill O'Brien
Darling Légitimus
as Rosa
Luis De Lima
as Bernardo
Grégoire Gromoff
François Valorbe
as (uncredited)
Crew
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Director
Georges Auric
Original Music Composer
Georges Arnaud
Novel
Armand Thirard
Director of Photography
Raymond Borderie
Producer
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Producer
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Screenplay
Louis Wipf
Production Manager
Michel Romanoff
Assistant Director
Georges Auric
Music Director