The Wages of Fear (1953) (n/b, Criterion Collection, Version Restaurée, Édition Spéciale)

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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. 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.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
Interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Marc Godin, biographer of director Henri-Georges Clouzot
Interview with actor Yves Montand from 1988
Henri-Georges Clouzot: The Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director’s career
Censored, an analysis of cuts made to the film for its 1955 U.S. release
Program on the film’s 4K restoration
Trailers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew of the film

New cover by Juan Esteban Rodríguez