The Wages of Fear (1953 film)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Wages_of_Fear_(1953_film)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Georges_Arnaud
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Palme_d'Or
Wimbledon Championships
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Le_Salaire_de_la_peur_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross 6.9 million admissions (France)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Armand_Thirard
black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:France
gptkb:Italy
gptkbp:director gptkb:Henri-Georges_Clouzot
gptkbp:distributedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:DisCina
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Madeleine_Gug
gptkbp:filmEditing gptkb:Madeleine_Gug
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Camargue,_France
gptkb:Vaucluse,_France
gptkb:Gard,_France
gptkbp:genre adventure
drama
thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Wages of Fear (1953 film)
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Georges_Auric
gptkbp:notableFor depiction of suspense and existential themes
influence on later thrillers
gptkbp:notableScene oil well explosion
truck crossing rotten bridge
gptkbp:originalTitle gptkb:Le_Salaire_de_la_peur
gptkbp:plotSummary Four men are hired to transport nitroglycerin over dangerous roads.
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Henri-Georges_Clouzot
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:Filmsonor
gptkbp:releaseDate 1953-04-22
gptkbp:remakeOf gptkb:Sorcerer_(1977_film)
gptkbp:runtime 131 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:Jérôme_Géronimi
gptkb:Henri-Georges_Clouzot
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Yves_Montand
gptkb:Charles_Vanel
gptkb:Folco_Lulli
gptkb:Peter_van_Eyck
gptkbp:theme existentialism
capitalism
risk
danger
desperation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Le_Salaire_de_la_peur_(novel)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6