I first saw this film as a film student in Film and TV Institute of India in 1971. I was thrilled like most of the students. I did not have the oppurtunity to see this film after 1974(after graduating from FTII as Cinematographer). Since there was no video or internet at that time, film could ... Read review
The film that continues to serve as the benchmark for Clouzot's magnificent career. 'The ... more
Wages of Fear' established the writer-director on a truly international level after carrying off major prizes at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals. Part road m...
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The film that continues to serve as the benchmark for Clouzot's magnificent career, The ... more
Wages of Fear established the writer-director on a truly International level after carrying off major prizes at the Cannes and Berlin film festivals.Part road movie...
In 1953, before any American studio exec used the phrase "high concept", Henri-George ... more
Clouzot'sThe Wages of Fearboasted a premise so literally explosive that audiences were excited before they got into the theatres. With an oil-fire burning out of cont...
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Henri Georges Clouzot directed this tense and suspenseful drama about four men so ... more
desperate for freedom that they willingly risk their lives to deliver a dangerous cargo.In a small, isolated, hot and dusty Central American village, there's only one thing to do: dream of getting out. An opportunity for escape presents itself -- but only to those with nerves of steel. An American oil company has offered to pay big bucks to get two trucks filled with nitroglycerin over to a well fire. The catch: the unpaved terrain contains enough bumps and crags to make the unstable material explode... and instantly kill the driver. Nonetheless, the company has many applicants hungry for work, and a quartet of the coolest are chosen. But even these stalwart men will discover that fear of their deadly payload can ignite even the most frozen emotions.
Henri Georges Clouzot directed this tense and suspenseful drama about four men so ... more
desperate for freedom that they willingly risk their lives to deliver a dangerous cargo.In a small, isolated, hot and dusty Central American village, there's only one thing to do: dream of getting out. An opportunity for escape presents itself -- but only to those with nerves of steel. An American oil company has offered to pay big bucks to get two trucks filled with nitroglycerin over to a well fire. The catch: the unpaved terrain contains enough bumps and crags to make the unstable material explode... and instantly kill the driver. Nonetheless, the company has many applicants hungry for work, and a quartet of the coolest are chosen. But even these stalwart men will discover that fear of their deadly payload can ignite even the most frozen emotions.
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I first saw this film as a film student in Film and TV Institute of India in 1971. I was thrilled like most of the students. I did not have the oppurtunity to see this film after 1974(after graduating from FTII as Cinematographer). Since there was no video or internet at that time, film could be seen only in theatres. Moreover this film was not available anywhere except Film Archive of India. I lost the hope of seeing and showing the film to others ... ...film on DVD after a gap of 33 years. I was not only thrilled but went nostalgic. My family members were eager to see this which I used to praise for decades. But I was shocked to find that neither my wife nor my son saw the complete film. I am bewildered. Is it because life style has changed or pace of life. I am trying to find the answer. But I firmly assert that no one should
miss this film, bit patience is required in begining of film. ... more
I first saw this film as a film student in Film and TV Institute of India in 1971. I was thrilled like most of the students. I did not have the oppurtunity to see this film after 1974(after graduating from FTII as Cinematographer). Since there was no video or internet at that time, film could be seen only in theatres. Moreover this film was not available anywhere except Film Archive of India. I lost the hope of seeing and showing the film to others but with the advent of technology I could saw this film on DVD after a gap of 33 years. I was not only thrilled but went nostalgic. My family members were eager to see this which I used to praise for decades. But I was shocked to find that neither my wife nor my son saw the complete film. I am bewildered. Is it because life style has changed or pace of life. I am trying to find the answer. But I firmly assert that no one should miss this film, bit patience is required in begining of film. I consider this as one of the best films ever made. The director has worked to the minutest creative detail. I have yet to see its remake 'SORCERER'
Advantages: Superb Adventure Film Disadvantages: none
Wages Of Fear 1953
Direction Henri Georges Clouzot
Screenplay Clouzot / Jerome Geronimi Starring Yves Montand
Charles Varnel
Jo Vera Clouzot
Folco Lulli
Peter Van Eyck
Quite simply one of the best adventure movies ever made .This film creates unbearable tension as two truckloads carrying nitro journey along 300 miles of rough latin american terrain in order to put out an oilfield fire.It's a fantastic study of courage and endurance and really ... ...really become involved with the four main characters along the route of there dangerous journey....i
All performances are excellent and made ' Yves Montand' an international star. Particularly outstanding too is ' Charles Varnel ' who incidentally appeared in over 200 films i understand.
I won't give away much else except to say the ending is completely ironic if a little predictable.
Winning top prizes at both Cannes and Berlin this really is ...
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Four out-of-work men take the job as long distance lorry drivers transporting nitro-glycerine to a remote oil field in the South American jungle. Rivalry develops between the different drivers which is intensified by the heat and the danger. French dialogue with English subtitles.
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Original Theatrical Trailer, Les Diaboliques Original Trailer, Stills Gallery, Poster Gallery, Cast And Crew Biographies
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Rating: B (Entertainment Weekly, p.67, 13/01/1995)
"...Seldom have the exquisite pain and pleasure of motion-picture suspense been mixed with quite the intoxicating effects that [Clouzot] achieves [here]....Classic..." (New York Times, p.C8, 18/10/1991)
DVD Description
Made two years before his slightly better known DIABOLIQUE, Clouzot's nail-biter of a suspense film is the story of four broke and desperate men stranded in Latin America. Eager for a way out of their respective situations, they accept an American oil company's impossibly dangerous offer to transport two truckloads of nitroglycerin across hazardous jungle terrain. Remade by William Friedkin as SORCERER in 1977.
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