Le Salaire de la peur

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Le Salaire de la peur is a 1950 suspense novel by Georges Arnaud about men hired to transport highly explosive nitroglycerin through dangerous terrain, later adapted into several films.

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Le Salaire de la peur canonical 8
Le Salaire de la peur (novel) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptedToFilm yes
author Georges Arnaud
centralElement nitroglycerin
countryOfOrigin France
genre suspense fiction
thriller
hasAdaptation Sorcerer (1977 film)
linked to: Sorcerer

The Wages of Fear (1953 film)
linked to: The Wages of Fear

The Wages of Fear (2024 film)
linked to: The Wages of Fear
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainTheme economic desperation
exploitation
fear
risk
narrativeFocus a dangerous truck journey
notableFor depiction of hazardous work
intense suspense
originalLanguage French
originalTitle Le Salaire de la peur
plotSummary Men are hired to transport highly explosive nitroglycerin through dangerous terrain.
publicationYear 1950
setting Latin America
titleTranslation The Wages of Fear

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Sorcerer basedOn Le Salaire de la peur
Charles Vanel notableWork Le Salaire de la peur
The Wages of Fear basedOn Le Salaire de la peur
The Wages of Fear titleInOriginalLanguage Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur originalTitle Le Salaire de la peur
Georges Arnaud notableWork Le Salaire de la peur
Georges Arnaud notableWork Le Salaire de la peur (novel)
linked to: Le Salaire de la peur
The Wages of Fear (1953 film) basedOn Le Salaire de la peur
subject linked to: Georges Arnaud
Sorcerer (1977 film) basedOn Le Salaire de la peur
subject linked to: Georges Arnaud