The Wages of Fear
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
8.0(1,112) 1953-04-22 154 minDramaThrillerAdventure
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.
DirectorHenri-Georges Clouzot
Original Music ComposerGeorges Auric
ScreenplayJérôme Géronimi
ProducerRaymond Borderie
ProducerHenri-Georges Clouzot
ScreenplayHenri-Georges Clouzot
Cast & characters
Yves Montand
as Mario Livi
Charles Vanel
as Mr. Jo
Peter van Eyck
as Bimba
Folco Lulli
as Luigi
Véra Clouzot
as Linda
Antonio Centa
as Camp Chief
Jo Dest
as Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno
as Pepito Hernandez
William Tubbs
as Bill O'Brien
Darling Légitimus
as Rosa
Luis De Lima
as Bernardo
Grégoire Gromoff
as —
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Joseph Palau-Fabre
as —
François Valorbe
as (uncredited)
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Pat Hurst
as (uncredited)
