Le Salaire de la peur

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Le Salaire de la peur is a 1950 suspense novel by Georges Arnaud about men hired to transport highly explosive nitroglycerin through dangerous terrain, later adapted into several films.

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instanceOf novel ⓘ
adaptedToFilm yes ⓘ
author Georges Arnaud NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralElement nitroglycerin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
genre suspense fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
hasAdaptation Sorcerer (1977 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Wages of Fear (1953 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Wages of Fear (2024 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature ⓘ
mainTheme economic desperation ⓘ
exploitation ⓘ
fear ⓘ
risk ⓘ
narrativeFocus a dangerous truck journey ⓘ
notableFor depiction of hazardous work ⓘ
intense suspense ⓘ
originalLanguage French ⓘ
originalTitle Le Salaire de la peur NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotSummary Men are hired to transport highly explosive nitroglycerin through dangerous terrain. ⓘ
publicationYear 1950 ⓘ
setting Latin America NERFINISHED ⓘ
titleTranslation The Wages of Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Sorcerer → basedOn → Le Salaire de la peur ⓘ
Charles Vanel → notableWork → Le Salaire de la peur ⓘ