Movie · 1953
The Wages of Fear
“‘Dynamic’ ‘Tremendous’ ‘Shattering’”
Released 22 April 1953 154 min Drama / Thriller / Adventure More from 1953 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Charles Vanel
as Mr. Jo
Grégoire Gromoff
Antonio Centa
as Camp Chief
William Tubbs
as Bill O'Brien
Darling Légitimus
as Rosa
Peter van Eyck
as Bimba
Folco Lulli
as Luigi
Véra Clouzot
as Linda
François Valorbe
as (uncredited)
Darío Moreno
as Pepito Hernandez
Yves Montand
as Mario Livi
Luis De Lima
as Bernardo
Jo Dest
as Hans Smerloff
Joseph Palau-Fabre
Pat Hurst
as (uncredited)
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The numbers
33years between the oldest and youngest billed
60Charles Vanel — oldest on the call sheet
27Luis De Lima — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast