Probably the first action-thriller ever made. Bear with the film for the first 30 minutes (a visual description of a poor South American town and the men who will do anything to get a job), then it gets really fantastic. I'd never seen a Henri-Georges Clouzot film, and now I want to see more if this is part of his oeuvre. Out on DVD under the Criterion label, but not very well cleaned up, full frame, and no documentary. But those are my only complaints.
original title: Le Salaire de la Peur
year: 1953
length: 141 min.
rating: 4.0
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046268/combined
Monday, February 10, 2003
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