The Wages of Fear
1953 · TMDB 8.0 · Le Salaire de la peur
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
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.
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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.
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- Runtime
- 154 min
- Released
- 1953-04-22
- Studio
- Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- TMDB score
- 8.0
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