The Wages of Fear (1953) ( Le Salaire de la peur ) ( Il Salario della paura )

The Wages of Fear (1953) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Le Salaire de la peur
Alternate Title: Il Salario della paura
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Cannes Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
German ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
148 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Uncut
Black & White
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1953 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Henri-Georges Clouzot

Written By:
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Georges Arnaud

Actors:
Yves Montand ..... Mario
Charles Vanel ..... M. Jo
Peter van Eyck ..... Bimba (as Peter Van Eyck)
Antonio Centa ..... Camp Chief (as Centa)
Darling Légitimus ..... Bernardo
Luis De Lima ..... Smerloff
Jo Dest ..... Hernandez (as Dario Moreno)
Darío Moreno ..... Bill O'Brien
Faustini ..... Linda (as Vera Clouzot)
Seguna ..... Luigi
William Tubbs
Véra Clouzot
Folco Lulli

Synopsis:

Together with Diabolique, The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la Peur) earned Henri-Georges Clouzot the reputation as a 'French Hitchcock.' In truth, Clouzot's ability to sustain suspense may have even exceeded Hitchcock's; when originally released, Wages ran 155 tension-filled minutes. Based on the much-imitated novel by Georges Arnaud, the film is set in Central America. The Southern Oil Company, which pretty much rules the roost in the impoverished village of Las Piedras, sends out a call for long-distance truck drivers. Southern Oil's wages of 2,000 dollars per man are, literally, to die for -- the drivers are obliged to transport highly volatile nitroglycerine shipments across some of the most treacherous terrain on earth. Through expository dialogue, tense interactions and flashbacks, we become intimately acquainted with the four drivers who sign up for this death-defying mission: Corsican Yves Montand, Italian Folco Lulli, German Peter Van Eyck, and Frenchman Charles Vanel. The first half of the film slowly, methodically introduces the characters and their motivations. The second half -- the drive itself -- is a relentless, goosebump-inducing assault on the audience's senses. The winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Festival, The Wages of Fear was remade by William Friedkin as Sorcerer (1977).

This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 17 November, 2024.