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Wages of Fear (1953)
The film about
recklessness, friendship, hatred, fear.
Director:
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Not Rated (Dad's guess: PG)
  Starring:
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot, William
Tubbs, Dario Moreno, Jo Dest, Antonio Centa, Luis De Lima
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"You don't know what
fear is. But you'll see. It's catching, it's catching like small
pox! And once you get it, it's for life! So long, boys, and good
luck." –
Dick
Why watch this? Men
pushed to the end of the line will do the most desperate things
to live.
Plot Summary:
Several unemployed men find themselves stuck in the isolated
South American village of Las Piedras. A Frenchman, Mario,
befriends an ex-mobster, Jo, a German. The only way escape is to
be paid for hauling several cases of nitroglycerin to an oil
well fire 300 miles away, over treacherous roads. Any bump can
cause the volatile liquid to explode, so two more men are
recruited to drive a second truck, because one truck will likely
not make it.
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Dad's Preview:
This tense film will
have you on the edge of your seat as their heavy trucks, loaded
with volatile nitroglycerin bottles, encounter
road stones, rickety mountain bridges, and rock slides. In the end, it's
a harrowing character study into the ruthlessness world of men exacerbated by
their fight for survival. Some stay true to who they are, while some lose all
their humanity. This classic treasure would be remade in 1977 under the
odd name
Sorcerer, and that is also a film you should check out.
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Vera Film, Filmsonor, C.I.C.C.,
Fono Roma; Cinédis
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