The Wages of Fear [4K UHD] [UK]

Release Date: 19/2/2024

Based on the 1950 French novel Le Salaire de la peur and critically hailed upon its original release, The Wages of Fear propelled its director Henri-Georges Clouzot (Les Diaboliques) to international fame, and is rightly considered a classic of world cinema.

In a squalid South American village, four desperate men are hired by a US oil company to embark on a treacherous journey, transporting a volatile cargo of nitro-glycerine to a massive oil well fire. Friendships and courage are pushed to the limit in this nail-biting thriller by a director who would go on to be dubbed the 'French Hitchcock'.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• PREVIOUSLY RESTORED IN 4K
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Interview with assistant director Michel Romanoff (2005,23 mins)
• Interview with Clouzot biographer Marc Godin (2005, 10 mins)
• Interview with Professor Lucy Mazdon (2017, 35 mins): an in-depth interview about Henri-Georges Clouzot and The Wages of Fear
• The Guardian Lecture: Yves Montand in conversation with Don Allen (1989, 99 mins, audio only): the star discusses his distinguished career
• Original theatrical trailer
• AND MORE...
• First pressing only: Illustrated booklet featuring writing on the film, original reviews and an appreciation of Clouzot by Paul Ryan