The Wages of Fear
Le Salaire de la peur
Drama
Thriller
Adventure
‘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.
1953-04-22
fr
Cast
Director
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Yves Montand as Mario Livi
Charles Vanel as Mr. Jo
Peter van Eyck as Bimba
Folco Lulli as Luigi
Véra Clouzot as Linda
Antonio Centa as Camp Chief
Jo Dest as Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno as Pepito Hernandez
William Tubbs as Bill O'Brien
Darling Légitimus as Rosa
Luis De Lima as Bernardo
Grégoire Gromoff
François Valorbe as (uncredited)