The Wages of Fear (1953)

Movie Details

Original Title Le Salaire de la peur

Original Language FR

Status Released

Popularity 3.1

Cast

Yves Montand

Mario Livi

Popularity: 3.1

Charles Vanel

Mr. Jo

Popularity: 1.3

Peter van Eyck

Bimba

Popularity: 1.5

Folco Lulli

Luigi

Popularity: 0.8

Véra Clouzot

Linda

Popularity: 0.3

Antonio Centa

Camp Chief

Popularity: 0.2

Jo Dest

Hans Smerloff

Popularity: 0.2

Darío Moreno

Pepito Hernandez

Popularity: 1.5

William Tubbs

Bill O'Brien

Popularity: 0.4

Darling Légitimus

Rosa

Popularity: 0.2

Luis De Lima

Bernardo

Popularity: 0.3

Grégoire Gromoff

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Henri-Georges Clouzot

Editor Étiennette Muse, Henri Rust, Madeleine Gug

Screenplay Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi

Producer Henri-Georges Clouzot, Raymond Borderie

Production

Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique

Véra Films

Fono Roma

Filmsonor

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Official 4K Restoration Trailer

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Mark Kermode reviews The Wages of Fear (1953) | BFI Player

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

James 8/10

Nov 9, 2023

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.

CinemaSerf 7/10

Feb 9, 2024

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 brave/foolhardy g ... Read more