The Wages of Fear

Synopsis

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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Cast

Yves Montand

Mario Livi

Charles Vanel

Mr. Jo

Peter van Eyck

Bimba

Folco Lulli

Luigi

Véra Clouzot

Linda

Antonio Centa

Camp Chief

Jo Dest

Hans Smerloff

Darío Moreno

Pepito Hernandez

William Tubbs

Bill O'Brien

Darling Légitimus

Rosa

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Luis De Lima

Bernardo

Grégoire Gromoff

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Joseph Palau-Fabre

François Valorbe

(uncredited)

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Pat Hurst

(uncredited)

Crew

Art

• René Renoux Art Direction
• René Renoux Set Decoration
• Marc Desages Assistant Set Decoration

Camera

• Armand Thirard Director of Photography
• Robert Juillard Camera Operator
• Jean Lallier Camera Operator
• Louis Née Camera Operator
• Jérôme Géronimi Still Photographer
• Lucienne Chevert Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

• Georges Bouban Makeup Artist

Directing

• Henri-Georges Clouzot Director
• Michel Romanoff Assistant Director
• Roberto Savarese Assistant Director

Editing

• Madeleine Gug Editor
• Étiennette Muse Editor
• Henri Rust Editor

Production

• Raymond Borderie Producer
• Henri-Georges Clouzot Producer
• Louis Wipf Production Manager
• Henri Jaquillard Unit Production Manager
• Lucien Lippens Unit Production Manager

Sound

• Georges Auric Original Music Composer
• Georges Auric Music Director
• William Robert Sivel Sound Designer

Writing

• Henri-Georges Clouzot Screenplay
• Jérôme Géronimi Screenplay
• Georges Arnaud Novel