The Wages of Fear (1953)

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot · Cinematography by Armand Thirard

156 min58 frames

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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.

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