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The Wages of Fear (1953) [PG-13]

Release Date:
April 22, 1953

Original Title:
Le Salaire de la peur

Alternate Titles:
A félelem bére
Atlyginimas už baimę
Cena strachu
Eksplosive krefter
El salari de la por
El salario del miedo
Frygtens pris
Fryktens lønn
Het Loon van de Angst
Il salario della paura
Kyôfu no hôshû
Le Salaire de la peur
Lohn der Angst
Mozd-e tars
Mzda strachu
Nadnica za strah
O Salário do Medo
Pelon palkka
The Wages of Fear
To merokamato tou tromou
Το μεροκάματο του τρόμου
Възнаграждение за страха
Надница за страх
Плата за страх
九死一生
恐怖の報酬
恐怖的报酬
恐惧的酬劳
공포의 보수

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Thriller

Production Companies:
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique
Filmsonor
Fono Roma
Véra Films

Production Countries:
France | Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: PG  CA: 14A  DE: 16  ES: 18  FR: TP  GB: 12A|PG  HU: 12  KR: 12  NL: 16  PL: 12  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 153

‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Production

Art Direction:
René Renoux

Assistant Director:
Michel Romanoff
Roberto Savarese

Assistant Set Decoration:
Marc Desages

Camera Operator:
Robert Juillard
Jean Lallier
Louis Née

Director:
Henri-Georges Clouzot

Director of Photography:
Armand Thirard

Editor:
Madeleine Gug
Étiennette Muse
Henri Rust

Makeup Artist:
Georges Bouban

Music Director:
Georges Auric

Novel:
Georges Arnaud

Original Music Composer:
Georges Auric

Producer:
Raymond Borderie
Henri-Georges Clouzot

Production Manager:
Louis Wipf

Screenplay:
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Jérôme Géronimi

Set Decoration:
René Renoux

Sound Designer:
William Robert Sivel

Still Photographer:
Jérôme Géronimi
Lucienne Chevert

Unit Production Manager:
Henri Jaquillard
Lucien Lippens

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