The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear (Film), released 1953 — adapted from Le Salaire de la peur by Arnaud; The wages of fear by Georges Arnaud.

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.

Starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot.

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot.

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