The wages of fear Le salaire de la peur

DVD 2005

In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves.

Item Details & Discovery

Explore Topics & Themes:

Nitroglycerin Fiction

Oil wells Central America Fiction

Petroleum workers South America Fiction

Truck drivers South America Fiction

More in this Genre:

Feature films Fiction films Foreign films Motion pictures, French Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 36 Criterion collection ; 36 DVD

View technical details & catalog information

ISBN:

9780780029651

Edition:

Special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (147 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 inches + 1 booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
polychrome
digital
optical
surround
Dolby Digital 1.0
full screen
NTSC
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A

Other Title:

Salaire de la peur
Salaire de la peur (Motion picture) [DVD]

Notes:

Based on the novel by Georges Arnaud
Originally released as a motion picture in 1953
Title from container
Director of photography, Armand Thirard ; editors, Henri Rust, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges Auric
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, William Tubbs, Vera Clouzot, Folco Lulli
DVD ; full screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 1.0
For private home use only
Audio track in French, with optional subtitles in English

Contents:

Disc 1. The wages of fear (DVD)
Disc 2. Bonus disc (DVD)

Control Number:

879093

UPC:

037429203224

Other Authors:

Auric, Georges, 1899-1983, composer
C.I.C.C. Films, production company
Clouzot, H.-G. (Henri-Georges), film director, screenwriter
Clouzot, Vera, 1913-1960, actor
Criterion Collection (Firm), film distributor
Eyck, Peter van, 1911-1969, actor
Filmsonor (Firm), production company
Geronimi, Jérôme, screenwriter
Lulli, Folco, 1912-1970, actor
Montand, Yves, 1921-1991, actor
Tubbs, William, 1909-1953, actor
Vanel, Charles, 1892-1989, actor
Wipf, Louis, film producer
motion picture adaptation of (work): Arnaud, Georges, 1917-1987. Salaire de la peur

View in Classic Catalog