The Wages of Fear

Name: The Wages of Fear
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Released: 1953
Duration: 2 h 33 min
Rating: 8

‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’

1953·Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot·4·2h 33m

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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.

Recommended by 4 People

“This film is about men in desperate situations who will do anything for money, anything to survive, and they go on the darkest, most dangerous journey. And it's just brilliant.”

Jude Law

Actor

“A masterclass into screenwriting and how to express storytelling through pure images.”

Denis Villeneuve

Director

“It's a film where the characters and the atmosphere are really powerful.”

Matt Dillon

Actor

“Some of the most tense, nerve-wracking scenes I've ever seen, but it really captures the post-war existentialist—it's an existentialist epic adventure.”