The Wages of Fear
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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.
- Director
- Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
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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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- Release date
- Apr 22, 1953
- Runtime
- 2h 34m
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- Language
- German, English
- Country
- France, Italy
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