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The Wages of Fear ( French: Le Salaire de la peur[ a]) is a 1953 thriller film directed and co-written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, and starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck and Véra Clouzot.
Based On The Novel by. Georges Arnaud. When the great French thriller "The Wages of Fear" (1953) was first released in America, it was missing parts of several early scenes -- because it was too long, the U.S. distributors said, and because they were anti-American, according to the Parisian critics.
Jan 23, 2018 · Written by Clouzot and frequent collaborator Jérome Geronimi (pen name of Clouzot brother Jean), based on the 1950 novel by Georges Arnaud Could, the set-up of The Wages of Fear could conceivably inspire a Hawksian tribute to a band of brothers, indiscriminately brought together to enact a stirring mission contingent on bravery and camaraderie ...
Sep 10, 2008 · Within hopeless situations such as this, Henri-Georges Clouzot constructed films of incredible suspense, harsh commentary, and unforgiving cynicism; these are all evident in his agonizing portrayal of human nature, his 1953 masterpiece The Wages of Fear ( Le Salaire de la peur ).
Apr 21, 2009 · This piece was originally published in the Criterion Collection’s 2005 edition of The Wages of Fear. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s masterpiece stands alone as the purest exercise in cinematic tension ever carved into celluloid.
As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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Oct 18, 1991 · Seldom have the exquisite pain and pleasure of motion-picture suspense been mixed with quite the intoxicating effects that Henri-Georges Clouzot achieves in his 1953 classic, "The Wages of...
