Description
In a squalid South American village, four desperate men are hired by a US oil company to embark on a treacherous journey, transporting a volatile cargo of nitro-glycerine to a massive oil well fire.
Based on the 1950 French novel Le Salaire de la peur and critically hailed upon its original release, The Wages of Fear propelled its director Henri-Georges Clouzot (Les Diaboliques) to international fame, and is rightly considered a classic of world cinema.
In a squalid South American village, four desperate men are hired by a US oil company to embark on a treacherous journey, transporting a volatile cargo of nitro-glycerine to a massive oil well fire. Friendships and courage are pushed to the limit in this nail-biting thriller by a director who would go on to be dubbed the ‘French Hitchcock’.
‘A masterpiece of suspense’ Christopher Nolan
Product details
| SKU | 5035673000083 |
| Alphabetical Title | Wages of Fear, The |
| BFICID | 150052058 |
| Brand / Publisher | BFI |
| Catalogue Number | BFIU0008 |
| Certificate | 12 |
| Colour | Black & White |
| Countries | France |
| Director | Henri-Georges Clouzot |
| Format | 4K Ultra HD |
| Language(s) | French |
| Running time | 152 mins |
| Subtitles | English |
| Year | 1953 |
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