Le salaire de la peur = The wages of fear Cover Image

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Le salaire de la peur = The wages of fear / un filme de Henri-Georges Clouzot ; adaptation et dialogues de H.G. Clouzot et Jérome Geronimi ; une coproduction franco-italienne CI. C.C., Filmsonor, Vera Film, Fono Roma.

Clouzot, H.-G. (Henri-Georges) (Added Author). Geronimi, Jérôme. (Added Author). Montand, Yves, 1921-1991 (Added Author). Vanel, Charles, 1892-1989 (Added Author). Eyck, Peter van, 1911-1969 (Added Author). Tubbs, William, 1909-1953 (Added Author). Clouzot, Vera, 1913-1960 (Added Author). Lulli, Folco, 1912-1970 (Added Author). Arnaud, Georges, 1917-1987 Salaire de la peur. (Added Author). C.I.C.C. Films. (Added Author). Filmsonor (Firm) (Added Author). Vera Film. (Added Author). Fono Roma (Firm) (Added Author). Janus Films. (Added Author). Criterion Collection (Firm) (Added Author). Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck, William Tubbs, Vera Clouzot, Folco Lulli. (Cast).

Summary:

"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"--Container.

Record details

ISBN: 0780029658
ISBN: 9780780029651
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (147 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + booklet (23 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Publisher: [Irvington, N.Y.?] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
Copyright: ©2005

Content descriptions

General Note:	A foreign film (France, Italy). "A Janus Films release." "Presented in its original theatrical aspect ration of 1.33:1. This digital transfer was created from a 35mm fine-grain composite master, made from a restored negative." "A joint venture between Janus Films and Home Vision Cinema"--Container. Based on the novel of the same title by Georges Arnaud. Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. Disc 1. New, resorted high-definition digital transfer, new and improved English subtitle translation. Disc 2. New video interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Henri-Georges Clouzot biographer Marc Godin; interview with Yves Montand from 1988; Hentri-Georges Clouzot: the enlightened tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director's career; Censored, an analysis of cuts made to the film for the 1955 U.S. release. A 24 page booklet featuring novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with cast and crew of the film inserted in disc container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. New, resorted high-definition digital transfer, new and improved English subtitle translation -- disc 2. New video interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Henri-Georges Clouzot biographer Marc Godin; interview with Yves Montand from 1988; Hentri-Georges Clouzot: the enlightened tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director's career; Censored, an analysis of cuts made to the film for the 1955 U.S. release.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Armand Thirard; editors, Henri Rust, Madeleine Gug; music, Georges Auric.
Participant or Performer Note:	Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck, William Tubbs, Vera Clouzot, Folco Lulli.
System Details Note:	DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Language Note:	In French with optional English subtitles.