Overview:
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.| Original Title: | Le Salaire de la peur |
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| Status: | Released (1953-04-22) |
| Awards: | Won 1 BAFTA Award6 wins & 1 nomination total |
| BoxOffice: | $21,228 |
| Screen: | Georges Arnaud, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi |
| Productions: | Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Véra Films, Fono Roma, Filmsonor |
| Production Countries: | France, Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | Français, English, Español, Italiano, Deutsch |
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Casts
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- 2566: Charles Vanel - Mr. Jo
- 2567: Peter van Eyck - Bimba
- 2568: Folco Lulli - Luigi
- 2569: Véra Clouzot - Linda
- 2570: Antonio Centa - Camp Chief
- 2573: Jo Dest - Hans Smerloff
Crews
- 2559: Henri-Georges Clouzot - Director - Directing
- 2559: Henri-Georges Clouzot - Screenplay - Writing
- 2562: Jérôme Géronimi - Screenplay - Writing
- 2560: Georges Arnaud - Novel - Writing
- 2577: Raymond Borderie - Producer - Production
- 2559: Henri-Georges Clouzot - Producer - Production
- 2578: Georges Auric - Original Music Composer - Sound
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Reviews
James
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It’s always my honour to write the first review for a film, especially ones like this. It, however, upsets me that not many have seen this magnificent and harrowing masterpiece.
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Four men are stranded in, quite literally, a dead end town with no money to get out. All they do each day is kill time, drink and get gradually more disillusioned. Then their luck changes. Or does it? A major fire breaks out at a nearby oil drilling facility and the manager needs a b ....
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