The Wages of Fear
The Wages of Fear
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The Wages of Fear

DirectorHenri-Georges Clouzot

‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’

8.0 / 10
1953
153 min
DramaThrillerAdventure

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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