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The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear
8.7
/10
3,540 Ratings

THE WAGES OF FEAR

Le salaire de la peur

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
France, Italy, 1953
Thriller, Action, Drama

Synopsis

Four desperate men take on a daring mission when they agree to drive trucks loaded with highly explosive nitroglycerin through a South American mountain route. Friendships are tested while rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

Synopsis

Four desperate men take on a daring mission when they agree to drive trucks loaded with highly explosive nitroglycerin through a South American mountain route. Friendships are tested while rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

Our take

A masterclass in sustained dramatic tension, Clouzot’s white-knuckle thriller won both Berlinale’s Golden Bear and Cannes’ Grand Prix. This nihilistic journey to the heart of corporate greed and personal obsession shudders with edge-of-your-seat thrills, as every bump in the road is viscerally felt.