The Wages of Fear

1953 · Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

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.

action adventure drama

Cast: Peter van Eyck, Yves Montand, William Tubbs, Folco Lulli, François Valorbe, Véra Clouzot, Charles Vanel, Darío Moreno, Jo Dest, Grégoire Gromoff

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