THE WAGES OF FEAR
synopsis
In the Central American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death.
| international title: | The Wages of Fear |
| original title: | Le salaire de la peur |
| country: | France, Italy |
| year: | 1953 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| film run: | 131' |
| release date: | FR 15/04/1953, IT 22/04/1953, DE 06/1953, SE 28/09/1953, ES 30/10/1953, NL 20/11/1953, NO 07/01/1954, PT 26/01/1954, DK 15/02/1954, AT 02/1954, UK 02/1954, ZS 10/06/1954, SU 17/10/1954, HU 04/08/1955, FI 23/09/1955, RU 1955, TR 12/1955, PL 07/07/1956, DD 27/09/1957, BE 21/08/1964 |
| screenplay: | Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi |
| cast: | Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck |
| cinematography by: | Armand Thirard |
| film editing: | Madeleine Gug, Etiennette Muse, Henri Rust |
