Project Author: Hakura
June 23, 2025
PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Véra Films, Fono Roma, Filmsonor
The Wages of Fear
‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’
Genre:
Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Runtime:
153
Released:
1953
Rating:
8.022
Budget:
Box Office:
WRITERS
Georges Arnaud, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi
FILM OVERVIEW
The Wages of Fear
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.
DIRECTOR
Henri-Georges Clouzot
GALLERY
PRODUCTION TEAM
Georges Arnaud (Novel)
Henri-Georges Clouzot (Director)
Armand Thirard (Director of Photography)
Georges Auric (Original Music Composer)
Étiennette Muse (Editor)
Henri-Georges Clouzot (Screenplay)
Henri-Georges Clouzot (Producer)
Henri Rust (Editor)
Jérôme Géronimi (Screenplay)
Raymond Borderie (Producer)
CAST MEMBERS
Yves Montand
Charles Vanel
Peter van Eyck
Folco Lulli
Véra Clouzot
Antonio Centa
Jo Dest
Darío Moreno
William Tubbs
Darling Légitimus
MORE PRODUCTION
Madeleine Gug (Editor), Michel Romanoff (Assistant Director), René Renoux (Art Direction), Henri Jaquillard (Unit Production Manager), René Renoux (Set Decoration), Georges Bouban (Makeup Artist), Georges Auric (Music Director), Robert Juillard (Camera Operator), Jean Lallier (Camera Operator), Louis Wipf (Production Manager), Louis Née (Camera Operator), Roberto Savarese (Assistant Director), Lucien Lippens (Unit Production Manager), Jérôme Géronimi (Still Photographer), Lucienne Chevert (Still Photographer), William Robert Sivel (Sound Designer), Marc Desages (Assistant Set Decoration)
MORE CAST
Luis De Lima, Grégoire Gromoff, Joseph Palau-Fabre, François Valorbe, Pat Hurst
