The wages of fear [videorecording] / Filmsonor Societe Anonyme presents ; directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot ; produced by Louis Wipf ; written by Henri-Georges Clouzot and Jerome Geronimi.
"In a squalid South 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"--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 0780029658
- ISBN: 9780780029651
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (147 min.) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Special edition
- Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Criterion Collection, [2005]
- Copyright: ©2005
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Based on the novel by Georges Arnaud. Disc one contains the feature film with a new, restored high-definition digital transfer and new and improved English subtitle translation. Disc two contains special features, including new video interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Henri-Georges Clouzot biographer Marc Godin ; archival interview with Yves Montand, on working with Clouzot (1988) ; documentary, "Henri-Georges Clouzot : the enlightened tyrant" (2004) ; "Censored," an analysis of cuts made to the film for the 1955 U.S. release. Accompanying booklet (23 pages : ill.) features a new essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew. Full screen presentation. Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. Title from disc surfaces and container. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Armand Thirard ; editors, Henri Rust, Madeleine Gug ; music, Georges Auric. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, William Tubbs, Vera Clouzot, Folco Lulli. |
| System Details Note: | DVD; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Language Note: | French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
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| Subject: | Petroleum workers > South America > Drama. |
| Genre: | Foreign films > France. Feature films. Suspense films. |
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- 5 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Forsyth Central | DVD INTERNATIONAL RATING NR (Text) | 0112524244625 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
| Lenoir Library | DVD FOREIGN Wages (Text) | 50669012474756 | Adult Foreign Language Video | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | DVD 2021 (Text) | 31421621458018 | Adult Storage Video | Available | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | FF 23088 DVD (Text) | 0020506908175 | Adult Video | Available | - |
| Yancey County Public Library | DVD Drama WAG (Text) | 33333003160724 | Adult Video Fiction | Available | - |
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