Wages Of Fear (US)

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One of the most nerve-wracking and exciting films ever made
Certificate: none
Running Time: 148 mins
Retail Price: $29.95
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
One of the most nerve-wracking and exciting films ever made, Henri-Georges Clouzot`s masterpiece won the Grand Prize at the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. An American oil company enlists four tough drifters for a high-paying suicide mission-transporting explosives across the rough terrain of Central America. Criterion is proud to present Wages of Fear in its original version.

Special Features:
Web Access
Deleted Scenes

Video Tracks:
Standard 1.33:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital Mono Spanish
Dolby Digital Mono German
Dolby Digital Mono Italian
Dolby Digital Mono French

Subtitle Tracks:
English

Directed By:
Henri-Georges Clouzot

Written By:
Jérôme Géronimi
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Georges Arnaud

Starring:
Darling Légitimus
Antonio Centa
Peter van Eyck
Charles Vanel
Yves Montand

Soundtrack By:
Georges Auric

Director of Photography:
Armand Thirard

Editor:
Henri Rust
Madeleine Gug
Etiennette Muse

Production Designer:
René Renoux

Producer:
Louis Wipf
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Raymond Borderie

Distributor:
Criterion

Your Opinions and Comments

10 / 10

A shattering film, It was remade by William Friedkin as Sorcerer in 1977, the film he made after the Exorcist. Sorcerer is actually a good film and probablt one of Friedkin`s best films, but it isn`t as good as the original. It maybe one of the most intense films people will find, shot in Black & white...

The criteion disc is faultless as usual...

posted by Richard73 on 1/12/2003 20:18