MOVIE
The Wages of Fear
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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.
ERA & CONTEXT
The Wages of Fear in its release era
Released in 1953, The Wages of Fear sits inside the 1950s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1953-04-22
- Rating
- PG-13
- TMDB score
- 8.0/10
- Original language
- FR
- Status
- Released
- Production
- France, Italy
- Studio
- Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique, Véra Films, Fono Roma
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