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Film
The Wages of Fear
Le Salaire de la peur
★ Editor's Pick
Four desperate men stranded in a remote South American oil town take a suicidal job: driving trucks loaded with unstable nitroglycerine across treacherous mountain roads. The greatest sustained suspense sequence in cinema.
Language
French, Italian
Cast
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli
Awards
- Palme d'Or, Cannes Film Festival
- BAFTA Award for Best Film
