Lohn der Angst (1953)
Vier gescheiterte Existenzen in einem verlassenen Örtchen in Venezuela: Bimba, ein aus dem Arbeitslager der Nazis entkommener Deutscher, der Korse Mario, Smerloff aus Russland und Luigi, ein Italiener. In Las Piedras bleiben diejenigen hängen, die anderswo nicht mehr erwünscht sind. Ihre einzige Freude ist die Bar von Hernandez, in der die hübsche Kellnerin Linda arbeitet. Eines Tages kommt Jo ins Dorf und freundet sich mit Mario an. Sie verbindet ihre kriminelle Vergangenheit, durch die sie nicht mehr nach Europa zurückkehren können. Doch eine nahe gelegene Ölquelle ändert ihr Schicksal vollkommen.
Der Regisseur:
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Die Autor:
Jérôme Géronimi, Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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Yves Montand as Mario Livi |
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Charles Vanel as Mr. Jo |
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Peter van Eyck as Bimba |
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Folco Lulli as Luigi |
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Véra Clouzot as Linda |
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Antonio Centa as Camp Chief |
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Jo Dest as Hans Smerloff |
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Darío Moreno as Pepito Hernandez |
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William Tubbs as Bill O'Brien |
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Darling Légitimus as Rosa |
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Luis de Lima as Bernardo |
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Grégoire Gromoff as |
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Joseph Palau-Fabre as |
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François Valorbe as (uncredited) |
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Pat Hurst as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Director |
| Editing | Étiennette Muse | Editor |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Georges Arnaud | Novel |
| Writing | Jérôme Géronimi | Screenplay |
| Editing | Madeleine Gug | Editor |
| Camera | Armand Thirard | Director of Photography |
| Production | Raymond Borderie | Producer |
| Production | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Producer |
| Writing | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Screenplay |
| Editing | Henri Rust | Editor |
| Directing | Roberto Savarese | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Robert Juillard | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jean Lallier | Camera Operator |
| Production | Louis Wipf | Production Manager |
| Art | René Renoux | Art Direction |
| Directing | Michel Romanoff | Assistant Director |
| Art | René Renoux | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Music Director |
| Production | Lucien Lippens | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Louis Née | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georges Bouban | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Henri Jaquillard | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Jérôme Géronimi | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Lucienne Chevert | Still Photographer |
| Sound | William Robert Sivel | Sound Designer |
| Art | Marc Desages | Assistant Set Decoration |