The Wages of Fear is a 1953 thriller film directed and co-written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck and Véra Clouzot. The film centres on a group of four down-on-their-luck European men who are hired by an American oil company to drive two trucks over mountain dirt roads, loaded with nitroglycerin needed to extinguish an oil well fire. It is adapted from a 1950 French novel by Georges Arnaud.
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Psychological Thriller Film |
Release Date - Apr 22, 1953 |
Run Time - 131 min. |
MPAA Rating - PG-13
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Box Office
$1,098
Themes
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Danger, Driver, Film Based On A Novel, Fire, Journey/Travel, Le, Nitroglycerin, Oil, Truck, Venezuela
Attributes
Based On: Le Salaire de la peur
Narrative Location: South America
Narrative Location: South America
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A félelem bére
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Atlyginimas už baimę
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Dehşet yolcuları
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Eksplosive krefter
NO
El salari de la por
ES
El salario del miedo
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Fruktans lön
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Frygtens pris
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Fryktens lønn
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Het loon van de Angst
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Il salario della paura
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Kyôfu no hôshû
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Le salaire de la peur
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Lohn der Angst
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Mozd-e tars
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Mzda strachu
CZ, CS
Nadnica za strah
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O Salário do Medo
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Pelon palkka
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Plačilo za strah
SI, YU
Plata za strakh
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Salariul Groazei
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The Wages of Fear
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To merokamato tou tromou
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Vite vendute
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Το μεροκάματο του τρόμου
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Възнаграждение за страха
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Надница за страх
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Плата за страх
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恐怖の報酬
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恐怖の報酬（1952）
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恐惧的代价
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恐懼的代價
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