The Wages of Fear

Name: The Wages of Fear
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Released: 1953
Duration: 153 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot

1953 · 153 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 69,587 VOTES · DIR. Henri-Georges Clouzot

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,236 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:46 Î¤HE WAGES OF FEAR

00:07:46 What are you waiting for?

00:12:31 Tito! Come on!

00:17:05 Say something. Be polite.

00:21:25 Naturally.

00:24:03 When I need dough, I get mean.

00:27:50 He's old enough to decide for himself.

00:30:48 That's it - get out!

00:37:09 We're always the ones to suffer.

00:48:43 What about me?

00:54:18 It's not like him to be late.

01:01:00 The contact.

01:08:05 just like everyone else.

01:12:07 It's okay until the corral.

01:15:56 - Shouldn't we - - No.

01:22:41 - Who? - Them. The Dodge.

01:30:45 This is the end of the line for me. - For you?

01:40:54 Maybe you were a man once - in my grandma's time.

01:45:02 With what?

01:51:30 Sure, we're great.

02:00:41 presentable.

02:07:09 Look.

02:16:45 Stop talking nonsense.

02:25:54 Doc, did you hear that? He'll be here in two hours!

Cast & Characters

Yves Montand Mario Livi Charles Vanel M. Jo Peter van Eyck Bimba Folco Lulli Luigi Véra Clouzot Linda William Tubbs Bill O'Brien Darío Moreno Pepito Hernandez Jo Dest Hans Smerloff Antonio Centa Camp Chief Luis De Lima Bernardo

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,236

Dialogue density8.1 lines / min

First line00:00:46

Final line02:25:54

Production Record

DirectorHenri-Georges Clouzot

LanguageFrench

IMDb votes69,587