Name: The Wages of Fear
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Released: 1953
Duration: 1 h 45 min
Cast: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot

The Wages of Fear (1953)

Le Salaire de la peur

Drama, Thriller, Adventure • 1h 45m

Overview

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.

Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot

Cast: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot, Antonio Centa, Jo Dest, Darío Moreno, William Tubbs, Darling Légitimus, Luis De Lima, Grégoire Gromoff, Joseph Palau-Fabre, François Valorbe, Pat Hurst

Best English-Friendly Release

Criterion 4K Blu-ray

Best Video Release

Criterion 4K Blu-ray > BFI 4K Blu-ray. caps Criterion presents the master as originally graded in SDR whereas FiM added HDR / Dolby Vision for the BFI.

Best Audio Release

1991 Criterion LaserDisc. Criterion 4K Blu-ray's audio mix has more detail than BFI’s and same applies to the subtitles, covering both English and France spoken word

Format

UHD Blu-ray

UHD Tiers

Reference

Criterion:

BFI a close second

Superior Imports

Criterion US > BFI UK:

better audio + subs on the US 4K

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