Wages of Fear
Half sheet movie poster for the classic 1953 French thriller film
"The Wages of Fear" (original French title: Le Salaire de la peur), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The film is widely regarded as a masterpiece of suspense cinema and stars Yves Montand and Charles Vanel, who is featured prominently on the left of the poster.
Synopsis
The story is set in the fictional, impoverished South American village of Las Piedras, where four down-on-their-luck European men are trapped and desperate for money to leave. They are hired by an American oil company (SOC) for a dangerous "suicide mission" to drive two trucks loaded with highly volatile nitroglycerin over treacherous mountain dirt roads to extinguish a massive oil well fire hundreds of miles away. The mission is a test of nerves, courage, and friendship, as any major bump or jolt could detonate the explosive cargo.
Key Details
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, and Véra Clouzot
Release Date: 1953 (France)
Awards: The film won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Influence: It is considered one of the greatest thrillers ever made and influenced subsequent films, including the 1977 William Friedkin remake, Sorcerer, and a 2024 Netflix remake.
"The Wages of Fear" (original French title: Le Salaire de la peur), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. The film is widely regarded as a masterpiece of suspense cinema and stars Yves Montand and Charles Vanel, who is featured prominently on the left of the poster.
Synopsis
The story is set in the fictional, impoverished South American village of Las Piedras, where four down-on-their-luck European men are trapped and desperate for money to leave. They are hired by an American oil company (SOC) for a dangerous "suicide mission" to drive two trucks loaded with highly volatile nitroglycerin over treacherous mountain dirt roads to extinguish a massive oil well fire hundreds of miles away. The mission is a test of nerves, courage, and friendship, as any major bump or jolt could detonate the explosive cargo.
Key Details
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, and Véra Clouzot
Release Date: 1953 (France)
Awards: The film won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.
Influence: It is considered one of the greatest thrillers ever made and influenced subsequent films, including the 1977 William Friedkin remake, Sorcerer, and a 2024 Netflix remake.
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