The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur)
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Vintage Cinemas Vista Theatre
4473 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA
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Synopsis
In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
Cast
- Yves Montand
- Charles Vanel
- Folco Lulli
- Peter van Eyck
- Véra Clouzot
- William Tubbs
- Darío Moreno
- Jo Dest
- Antonio Centa
- Luis De Lima
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- Feb 21, 2026
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JakeAug 22, 2019"How old are you?" "A hundred." "A hundred? Come on! "Just takes a few month to get to be a hundred... if you're in the right place at the right time." (Falco Lulli as Luigi to Peter van Eyck as Bimba) "TENSION" WAS INVENTED FOR THIS HITCHCOCK LIKE INTENSE THRILLER…
Two CineastsAug 21, 2023Howard Hawks' Only Angels Have Wings and John Huston's The Treasure of Sierra Madre grimly merged together in what is now considered one of the greatest pure white-knuckle procedural thriller situations ever conceived of due two equally masterful takes on Arnaud's…
Josh Lewis - Apr 24, 2014
I went into the screening of wages of fear without a clue as to the subject matter; knowing only that it was a classic, it was well regarded, and it was two and a half hours long. Because of its girth, it was an unusual choice for a Thursday evening with the neighbours. …
Jonathan WhiteJan 15, 2020Henri-Georges Clouzot’s The Wages of Fear is an exceptionally gripping thriller about the corrupting consequences of capitalism, faintly camouflaged as an adventure movie. It’s based on a novel by Georges Arnaud and placed Clouzot on the international stage after it won the…
Paul ElliottJan 22, 2025This movie is amazing. Would you like for me extrapolate more? Was it the character development/involvement or the stakes that they were willing to endure to escape this desolate environment at any cost. Maybe it was the social climate of a capitalist society that…
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Watching this intense existential suspense film about vagbond ex-patriates in a South American backwater driving highly unstable nitroglycerine through dangerous mountain passes, one thing that jumps out is the brilliant use of sound. While most films made during this…
Matthew ChristmanJun 17, 2025“there’s no work here, no money. just waiting.” Widely regarded as a masterpiece of suspense cinema, The Wages of Fear is, at heart, a bleak parable of ruin – a portrait of an exploitative world running at full throttle, and the vast outskirts of hopelessness it leaves in…
Tim FehrenbachNov 3, 2012The Wages Of Fear is a film that doesn't really seem to fit in with its time. It also doesn't seem to fit easily into any category relating to its origin. Furthermore, it's still quite unlike many films that have ever been made. Here, you have a mid-1950s French-Italian…
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- Kareem likedThe Wages of Fear
I'm sorry Bong Joon-ho I didn't love this 😔. And I'd say it was better than your Dunkirk Nolan Liked the second act more as it felt like an exciting reward comapred to the first. I gotta say though, as unsatisfying the end was, I found it necessary. Made me respect it more.
Nothuman likedThe Wages of FearPretty good first half, great second half with some very good stressful moments, strangely funny yet tragic with some good performances from the main four
Mickerdoo likedThe Wages of FearSweaty palms for days. Great suspense. Jo gets tremendously annoying to the very end. Don’t agree with the ending. Clouzot is sizzling.
- Hank Leet lovedThe Wages of Fear
I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more tense and gripping thriller than this, my heart was pounding the whole time
Vogue Italia lovedThe Wages of FearFANTASTIC! thrilling!
Luca Tosti likedThe Wages of Fear8/10
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Metacritic
Jul 1, 2020
A significant influence on Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this grueling pile driver of a movie will keep you on the edge of your seat, though it reeks of French 50s attitude, which includes misogyny, snobbishness, and borderline racism.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
Jul 1, 2020
The film's extended suspense sequences deserve a place among the great stretches of cinema.
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
Dec 7, 2011
Here's where it's easiest to see Clouzot's advantage over his more famous peer, as he combines nail-biting action scenes - calibrated to the millimeter - with a Hawksian command of earthy performances.
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) (1953)?
The movie is 2hr 36min long.
What's The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) (1953) about?
In a decrepit South American village, four men are hired to transport an urgent nitroglycerine shipment without the equipment that would make it safe.
Who's the cast of The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) (1953)?
- Yves Montand as Mario Livi
- Charles Vanel as M. Jo
- Folco Lulli as Luigi
- Peter van Eyck as Bimba
- Véra Clouzot as Linda
- William Tubbs as Bill O'Brien
- Darío Moreno as Pepito Hernandez
- Jo Dest as Hans Smerloff
- Antonio Centa as Camp Chief
- Luis De Lima as Bernardo
Who's the director behind The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) (1953)?
Henri-Georges Clouzot directed The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la peur) (1953).
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