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The Wages of Fear
Le Salaire de la peur
“‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’”
1953·2h 33m·🇫🇷 🇮🇹
DramaThrillerAdventure
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Direction
Music
Cinematography
Cast
Yves Montand
Mario Livi
Charles Vanel
Mr. Jo
Peter van Eyck
Bimba
Folco Lulli
Luigi
Véra Clouzot
Linda
Antonio Centa
Camp Chief
Jo Dest
Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno
Pepito Hernandez
William Tubbs
Bill O'Brien
Darling Légitimus
Rosa
Luis De Lima
Bernardo
Grégoire Gromoff
?
Joseph Palau-Fabre
François Valorbe
(uncredited)
?
Pat Hurst
(uncredited)
Synopsis
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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