The Wages of Fear (1953)
Le Salaire de la peur
"‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’"
Critics Score
🎬 92%
(RT: 100%, MC: 85) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Folco Lulli as Luigi
Véra Clouzot as Linda
Antonio Centa as Camp Chief
Jo Dest as Hans Smerloff
Darío Moreno as Pepito Hernandez
Is The Wages of Fear good?
Most people think so. 84% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 92%.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
