The Wages Of Fear [1953] [Criterion] (BLU)
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Synopsis
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. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France’s legendary master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot.
Special Features:
- Restored high-definition digital transfer, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
- Video interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Henri-Georges Clouzot biographer Marc Godin
- Interview with Yves Montand from 1988
- Henri Georges Clouzot: An Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director's career
- Censored, an analysis of cuts to the film made for the 1955 U.S. release
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- A booklet featuring a new essay by novelist Dennis Lehane
Product Details
- Language: French
- Subtitles: English
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of Discs: 1
- Rating: Not Rated
- Label: Criterion Collection
- Release Date: 04/21/2009
- Run Time: 147 minutes
- Catalogue #: 36
- Region: A