The Wages of Fear

‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’

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

Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi, Georges Arnaud

Released

April 22, 1953

Language

French