Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 147 min.) : sound, black and white |
Summary |
In a squalid Central 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 |
Notes |
Title from title frames |
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Based on the novel by Georges Arnaud |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1953 |
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This version produced by Criterion Collection/Janus Films |
Credits |
Cinematography, Armand Thirard ; editors, Henri Rust, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges Auric |
Cast |
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck, William Tubbs, Véra Clouzot, Folco Lulli |
Notes |
In French with English subtitles |
Subject |
Truck drivers -- Central America -- Drama
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Petroleum workers -- Central America -- Drama
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Petroleum industry and trade -- Central America -- Drama
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Nitroglycerin -- Transportation -- Drama
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Explosives -- Transportation -- Drama
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Nitroglycerin.
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Petroleum workers.
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Explosives -- Transportation.
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Petroleum industry and trade.
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Truck drivers.
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Central America.
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Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Feature films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Film adaptations.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Action and adventure films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Thrillers (Films)
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Films d'aventures.
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Adaptations cinématographiques.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Clouzot, H.-G. (Henri-Georges), film director, screenwriter, film producer.
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Borderie, R. (Raymond), 1897-1982, film producer.
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Wipf, Louis, film producer.
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Geronimi, Jérôme, screenwriter.
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Montand, Yves, 1921-1991, actor.
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Vanel, Charles, 1892-1989, actor.
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Eyck, Peter van, 1911-1969, actor.
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Tubbs, William, 1909-1953, actor.
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Clouzot, Vera, 1913-1960, actor.
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Lulli, Folco, 1912-1970, actor.
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Thirard, Armand, director of photography.
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Rust, Henri, editor of moving image work.
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Gug, Madeleine, 1913-1971, editor of moving image work.
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Auric, Georges, 1899-1983, composer (expression)
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Motion picture adaptation of: Arnaud, Georges, 1917-1987.
Salaire de la peur.
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Filmsonor (Firm), production company.
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C.I.C.C. Films, production company.
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Vera Film, production company.
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Fono Roma (Firm), production company.
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