The Wages of Fear poster
Director Henri-Georges Clouzot
Screenplay Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi

The Wages of Fear

Original Title: Le Salaire de la peur

Tagline: ‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’

Release Date: 1953-04-22

Duration: 153 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Yves Montand
    Mario Livi
  • Peter van Eyck
    Bimba
  • Folco Lulli
    Luigi
  • Charles Vanel
    Mr. Jo
  • William Tubbs
    Bill O'Brien
  • Antonio Centa
    Camp Chief
  • Jo Dest
    Hans Smerloff
  • Darío Moreno
    Pepito Hernandez
  • Véra Clouzot
    Linda
  • Joseph Palau-Fabre