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The Wages of Fear
FRANCE · 1953

The Wages of Fear

Henri-Georges Clouzot
survival and desperation greed and exploitation male camaraderie and rivalry human endurance class struggle
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Synopsis

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.

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