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The Wages of Fear
Cast
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli View AllCrew
Henri-Georges Clouzot (Screenplay), Henri-Georges Clouzot (Director), Jérôme Géronimi (Screenplay) View All
Release: Apr. 21st, 1953
Runtime: 2 hours, 33 minutes
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Wages of Fear = Perfection
About a month ago I finally got around to watching Wages of Fear (Clouzot, 1953), and can say honestly it's one of the best films ever made.
I always thought the US remake, Sorcerer, was a great fi...
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Mofo Watch List "The Wages of Fear" - Week 2, Film 1
The Wages of Fear
"Le Salaire de la Peur"
(1953, France)
Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel and Peter van Eyck
Recommended by Gatsby
In a...
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The film takes its time with the opening half hour, really establishing the dynamics of the town and setting up some relationships between the men who will ultimately drive the trucks.

Even during the first act, as Clouzot takes his time to introduce the characters and set the premise, the tension between these men seeps through the screen.

The way this movie differs from its re-imagination has both positives and negatives.The movie tries to describe the plight of its characters verbally in this movie where as in Sorcerer its visual.