The Wages of Fear

1953 · Le Salaire de la peur

Directed by

Henri-Georges Clouzot

Starring

Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck

Runtime

2h 34m

Country

USA

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.