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The Wages of Fear

Movie · 1953 · 148 min

A slow-burn, nerve-shredding descent into desperation, where every bump and drop feels like a heartbeat away from annihilation.

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1953 film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
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Year
1953
Runtime
148 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • greed
  • fate
  • death
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, adventure
Directed by
Henri-Georges Clouzot
Written by
Henri-Georges Clouzot, Georges-Jean Arnaud
Starring
Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Véra Clouzot, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli, Dario Moreno, Darling Légitimus, Antonio Centa
Music
Georges Auric
Cinematography
Armand Henri Julien Thirard
Runtime
148 min
Country
Italy, France
Languages
French

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