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 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French film
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Italian film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Golden Bear
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Palme d'Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Le Salaire de la peur
NERFINISHED
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novel by Georges Arnaud ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charles Vanel
NERFINISHED
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Folco Lulli NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter van Eyck NERFINISHED ⓘ Véra Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Montand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Armand Thirard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
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Italy ⓘ |
| director | Henri-Georges Clouzot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorNationality | French ⓘ |
| distributor | Cinedis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Madeleine Gug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestival |
Berlin International Film Festival
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Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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drama film ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Sorcerer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Sorcerer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bimba
NERFINISHED
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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
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Filmsonor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1953 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 148 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Henri-Georges Clouzot
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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 ⓘ |
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The Wages of Fear (1953 film)