The Wages of Fear (1953)
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.
Director:
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Writers:
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 |