About this title: Together with Diabolique, The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la Peur) earned Henri-Georges Clouzot the reputation as a "French Hitchcock." In truth, Clouzot's ability to sustain suspense may have even exceeded Hitchcock's; when originally released, Wages ran 155 tension-filled minutes. Based on the much-imitated novel by Georges Arnaud, the film is set in Central America. The Southern Oil Company, which pretty much rules the roost in the impoverished village of Las Piedras, sends out a call for long-distance truck drivers. Southern Oil's wages of 2,000 dollars per man are, literally, to die for ...
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Description: Good. 037429053430 Ex-library video rental. The box may have wear at the corners and edges. Tape looks okay, but has not been tested. read more
Description: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Vera Clouzot, Folco Lulli, Peter Van Eyck. New in new packaging. 1955 Run time: 140. Nerve chewing suspense film about four citizens who agree to go on a suicide mission carrying nitroglycerin across South America in order to escape the desolate town in which they live. Produced by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Written by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jerome Geronimi. English subtitles. read more
Description: Like New. Viking dist. subtitles-video with jacket * like new condition * all videos are checked for authenticity, are shipped securely* and are are guaranteed for quality and to work properly* buy from professionals. read more
Description: New. 037429203224 Brand new and factory sealed! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence! You WILL receive your item QUICKLY! read more
Format: BLU-RAY
Studio: Criterion Collection
UPC:715515042512
Description: New. 715515042512 Brand new and factory sealed! We sell no bootlegs or imports. Buy with confidence! You WILL receive your item QUICKLY! read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
UPC:037429134924
Description: Brand New 6. Made two years before his slightly better known DIABOLIQUE, Henri-Georges Clouzot's nail-biter of a suspense film is the story of four broke and desperate men stranded in Latin America. Eager for a way out of their respective situations, they accept an American oil company's impossibly dangerous offer to transport two truckloads of nitroglycerin across hazardous jungle terrain. Remade by William Friedkin as SORCERER in 1977. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
Date: 10/25/2005
UPC:037429203224
Description: New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA; Attention UK customers, please use our UK account ImportCDsUK, thank you. read more
Format: DVD
Screen format: Full Screen
DVD region: 1
Studio: Criterion
Date: 10/25/2005
UPC:037429203224
Description: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, Peter van Eyck, Véra Clouzot. New. 1955 Run time: 147. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
Description: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck, Vera Clouzot, Folco Lulli, William Tubbs. Very good in good packaging. 1952 Run time: 138. read more
Format: BLU-RAY DVD
Studio: CRITERION
UPC:715515042512
Description: BRAND NEW. In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their expensive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The Wages of Fear (Le salaire de la peur) is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France's legendary master of suspense Henri Georges ... read more
"This movie may have been a classic for its time, however, by today's standards, it tends to become boring after a while. This movie is definitely for a viewer who understands the French Language and is into foreign films simply because they are foreign. In my opinion it should not be compared to Hitchcock's work.
It is a fair movie, one that I watched one time, as compared to movies like Rear Window, that I have view at least over 20 times.
In my recommendation, I said "Yes" because each viewer would have to judge for themself, therefore, I would not sway any potential viewer."
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