The Wages of Fear

1953 · 154 min · Original language: French

TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,131 votes

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.

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