The Wages of Fear

1953 · directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

Rating

85/100

Hit

yes

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

The Wages of Fear (1953), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, rates 85/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Yves Montand
• Charles Vanel
• Peter van Eyck
• Folco Lulli
• Véra Clouzot
• Antonio Centa
• Jo Dest
• Darío Moreno
• William Tubbs
• Darling Légitimus

Crew

• Armand Thirard — Director of Photography
• Henri Rust — Editor
• Madeleine Gug — Editor
• Étiennette Muse — Editor
• Georges Auric — Original Music Composer
• Henri-Georges Clouzot — Screenplay
• Jérôme Géronimi — Screenplay

More from Henri-Georges Clouzot

1. Diabolique (1955) — 86/100 · hit
2. Le Corbeau (1943) — 85/100 · hit
3. Jenny Lamour (1947) — 83/100 · hit
4. The Mystery of Picasso (1956) — 80/100 · hit
5. The Murderer Lives at Number 21 (1942) — 76/100
6. The Truth (1960) — 72/100

How these numbers work: Methodology