tt0046268 Le salaire de la peur (1953)Director : Henri-Georges Clouzot

Release Date : 16 February 1955 (USA)

Genre : Action, Drama, Thriller

Cast : (Complete credited cast) , Yves Montand as Mario , Charles Vanel as M. Jo , Folco Lulli as Luigi , Peter van Eyck as Bimba (as Peter Van Eyck) , Véra Clouzot as Linda (as Vera Clouzot) , William Tubbs as Bill O'Brien , Darío Moreno as Hernandez (as Dario Moreno) , Jo Dest as Smerloff , Antonio Centa as Camp Chief (as Centa) , Luis De Lima as Bernardo , Grégoire Gromoff , Joseph Palau-Fabre , Faustini , Seguna , Darling Légitimus (as Miss Darling)

Plot : In a decrepit South American village, mortals are hired to move an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the fixtures that could enter safe.

Run Time : 131 min | France:156 min | 148 min (director's cut)

Country : France | Italy

MPAA :

Language : French | English | Spanish | German | Italian | Russian

Filming Locations : Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company : Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)

Trivia : Yves Montand’s primarily dramatic role.

Goofs : Continuity: When Bimba is shaving inside the cab of the truck, he has the accurate nearby of his facial expression handled inside shaving cream, then again he whilst he turns to see Luigi the accurate nearby of his facial expression is beyond shaving cream.

Tag Lines : The complete restored version of the 1953 French classic [reissue]
Pictured in Life Magazine as Picture of the Week (original USA/Canada posters)
Directed by HENRI GEORGE CLOUZOT who gave you "Le Corbeau" - "Jenny Lamour" and "Manon" (original USA/Canada posters)
'SUSPENSE! CLOSE TO PROSTRATING! ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOCKERS OF ALL TIME!" -… Time magazine (original USA/Canada posters)
BRITISH ACADEMY AWARD FOR THE BEST FILM!… (original USA/Canada posters)
"TREMENDOUS! BRILLIANT! SUPREME! "…N. Y. Times (original USA/Canada poster

Plot Summary : In the South American tree-plant accumulations of nitroglycerene are demanded at a distant petrol field. The petrol agency pays four people in general to deliver the accumulations inside two trucks. A nervous rivallry develops between the two sorts of drivers furthermore on the rude isolated fashions the slimmest jolt may possibly end result inside death.

A convoy of trucks driven by four derelicts convey precarious nitroglycerin to seek plus quell an gasoline anyways fire. Their long, eldritch ride way over terrible course of actions plus their cargo geared up to burst at every jolt plus jar; the drivers are bookmaking plus their exceptionally lives hostile the possibility to get away fancy their steaming, sordid environment. Remade inside 1977 by William Friedkin (following "The Exorcist,") because "Sorcerer."

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