The Wages of Fear
Drama • PG-13 • 1953 • 2 hr 34 min
Starring
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Véra Clouzot
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It’s starts out pretty slow but the tension really builds to the end. Great pay off.
Holy crap. What an outstanding film experience.
Stunning! One of the best concepts ever in film, and executed perfectly with build tension and clashing characters, what a wild ride
Filled with tension at almost every turn. Hitchcock wishes he directed this
This is one of the most suspense movies I have ever seen in my life. The bridge scene will have you sitting on the edge of your chair...
Some great sequences but the ending is weird
Like wine, The Wages of Fear is ageing beautifully. The character development is masterful and the suspense is comparable to Hitchcock.
They still cannot anything remotely close to this.
A wild ride! Never leaves you bored and has tons of memorable characters and moments.
An old-fashioned, excellently choreograped action drama.
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