The Wages of Fear (1953)
153 mins
8 / 10
In the South American jungle, supplies of nitroglycerine are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on the rough remote roads where the slightest jolt can result in death.
- Drama
- Thriller
- Adventure
Cast
Backdrops
Cast
Yves Montand
as Mario Livi
as Mario Livi
Charles Vanel
as Mr. Jo
as Mr. Jo
Peter van Eyck
as Bimba
as Bimba
Folco Lulli
as Luigi
as Luigi
Véra Clouzot
as Linda
as Linda
Antonio Centa
as Camp Chief
as Camp Chief
Jo Dest
as Hans Smerloff
as Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno
as Pepito Hernandez
as Pepito Hernandez
William Tubbs
as Bill O'Brien
as Bill O'Brien
Darling Légitimus
as Rosa
as Rosa
Luis De Lima
as Bernardo
as Bernardo
Grégoire Gromoff
as
as
Joseph Palau-Fabre
as
as
François Valorbe
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Pat Hurst
as (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
Directing
Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Director
Michel Romanoff
- Assistant Director
Roberto Savarese
- Assistant Director
Production
Raymond Borderie
- Producer
Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Producer
Louis Wipf
- Production Manager
Henri Jaquillard
- Unit Production Manager
Lucien Lippens
- Unit Production Manager
Writing
Camera
Armand Thirard
- Director of Photography
Robert Juillard
- Camera Operator
Jean Lallier
- Camera Operator
Louis Née
- Camera Operator
Jérôme Géronimi
- Still Photographer
Lucienne Chevert
- Still Photographer
Sound
Georges Auric
- Original Music Composer
Georges Auric
- Music Director
William Robert Sivel
- Sound Designer