The Wages of Fear
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The Wages of Fear is a 1953 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, renowned for its intense suspense as desperate men undertake a deadly mission to transport nitroglycerin through treacherous terrain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wages of Fear canonical | 4 |
| The Wages of Fear (1953 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5188258 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wages of Fear Context triple: [Sorcerer, basedOn, The Wages of Fear]
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A.
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston, renowned for its gritty, realistic portrayal of a meticulously planned jewel heist and its influence on the heist genre.
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B.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
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C.
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil is a 1958 film noir thriller directed by and co-starring Orson Welles, renowned for its dark, expressionistic style and legendary long opening tracking shot.
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D.
Red Heat
Red Heat is a 1988 buddy-cop action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi, directed by Walter Hill.
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E.
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, renowned for its gritty portrayal of aging outlaws and its groundbreaking, balletic depictions of graphic violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wages of Fear Target entity description: The Wages of Fear is a 1953 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, renowned for its intense suspense as desperate men undertake a deadly mission to transport nitroglycerin through treacherous terrain.
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A.
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston, renowned for its gritty, realistic portrayal of a meticulously planned jewel heist and its influence on the heist genre.
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B.
White Heat
White Heat is a 1949 American film noir crime drama directed by Raoul Walsh, renowned for James Cagney’s iconic performance as psychotic gangster Cody Jarrett and its explosive finale.
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C.
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil is a 1958 film noir thriller directed by and co-starring Orson Welles, renowned for its dark, expressionistic style and legendary long opening tracking shot.
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D.
Red Heat
Red Heat is a 1988 buddy-cop action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi, directed by Walter Hill.
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E.
The Wild Bunch
The Wild Bunch is a 1969 revisionist Western film directed by Sam Peckinpah, renowned for its gritty portrayal of aging outlaws and its groundbreaking, balletic depictions of graphic violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French film
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Italian film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Bear
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palme d'Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Le Salaire de la peur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
novel by Georges Arnaud ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Vanel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Folco Lulli NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter van Eyck NERFINISHED ⓘ Véra Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Montand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Armand Thirard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| director | Henri-Georges Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | French ⓘ |
| distributor | Cinedis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Madeleine Gug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival |
Berlin International Film Festival
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Sorcerer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Sorcerer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bimba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jo NERFINISHED ⓘ Luigi NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Georges Auric NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extended truck journey sequence
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intense suspense ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Four down-and-out men are hired to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over dangerous mountain roads to extinguish an oil well fire ⓘ |
| producer | Henri-Georges Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Cinedis
NERFINISHED
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Filmsonor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 148 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Henri-Georges Clouzot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jérôme Géronimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional South American country ⓘ |
| theme |
capitalist exploitation
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desperation ⓘ existential dread ⓘ |
| titleInOriginalLanguage | Le Salaire de la peur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wages of Fear Description of subject: The Wages of Fear is a 1953 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, renowned for its intense suspense as desperate men undertake a deadly mission to transport nitroglycerin through treacherous terrain.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
The Wages of Fear (1953 film)