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19 September 1957 (West Germany)
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Henri-Georges Clouzot
(From MUBI. 10 December 2011, 10:58 AM, PST)
The Wages of Fear: The Films of Henri-Georges Clouzot
(From ioncinema. 20 October 2011, 10:00 AM, PDT)
(From MUBI. 10 December 2011, 10:58 AM, PST)
The Wages of Fear: The Films of Henri-Georges Clouzot
(From ioncinema. 20 October 2011, 10:00 AM, PDT)
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Curd Jürgens | ... | Alex |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | Michel Kiminsky |
| O.E. Hasse | ... | Hugo Vogel |
| Sam Jaffe | ... | Sam Cooper |
| Paul Carpenter | ... | Col. Howard |
 | Véra Clouzot | ... | Lucie |
| Martita Hunt | ... | Connie Harper |
| Gérard Séty | ... | Dr. Malik |
| Gabrielle Dorziat | ... | Madame Andrée l'infirmière |
| Louis Seigner | ... | Valette |
| Pierre Larquey | ... | Le chauffeur de taxi |
| Georgette Anys | ... | La buraliste |
| Jean Brochard | ... | Le surveillant-général |
| Bernard La Jarrige | ... | Le garçon de café (as Bernard Lajarrige) |
| Dominique Davray | ... | L'Alsacienne |
| Daniel Emilfork | ... | Peterson |
| Jean-Jacques Lécot | ... | Le faux contrôleur (as Jean-Jacques Lecot) |
| Robert Lombard | ... | Le contrôleur |
| Patrick Dewaere | ... | Le petit Moinet (as Patrick Maurin) |
| Clément Harari | ... | Victor - le faux garçon de café |
| Sacha Pitoëff | ... | Léon (as Sacha Pitoeff) |
| Fernand Sardou | ... | Pierre |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Roger Houzelstan | ||
| Jack Ary | ... | Le serveur du wagon-restaurant (uncredited) |
| René Bergeron | ... | Gaston - le faux cleint (uncredited) |
| Charles Bouillaud | ... | Un agent (uncredited) |
| Louis Bugette | ... | L'homme qui regarde la télé (uncredited) |
| Henri Coutet | ... | Un agent (uncredited) |
| Robert Dalban | ... | (uncredited) |
| Hubert Deschamps | ... | Un espion (uncredited) |
| Camille Guérini | ... | M. Bargeot, le bistrot (uncredited) |
| Jacques Hilling | ... | Un espion (uncredited) |
| Dominique Ney | ... | Clotilde, la cuisinière (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Henri-Georges Clouzot | (as H.G. Clouzot) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Egon Hostovsky | (book "Le Vertige de minuit") | |
| Henri-Georges Clouzot | ||
| Jérôme Géronimi | (as Jérome Geronimi) | |
Produced by | |||
| Henri-Georges Clouzot | .... | producer (as H.G. Clouzot) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Georges Auric | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Christian Matras | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Madeleine Gug | |||
Production Design by | |||
| René Renoux | |||
Production Management | |||
| Roger Boulais | .... | production manager | |
| Louis de Masure | .... | production manager (as Louis de Masure) | |
| Philippe Senné | .... | production manager (as Philippe Senne) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Robert Ménégoz | .... | assistant director (as Robert Menegoz) | |
| Michel Romanoff | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| René Turbeaux | .... | property master | |
| Pierre Tyberghein | .... | assistant decorator | |
Sound Department | |||
| Maurice Rémy | .... | sound assistant | |
| William Robert Sivel | .... | sound (as W.R. Sivel) | |
| Arthur Van der Meeren | .... | sound assistant | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Gilbert Chain | .... | camera operator | |
| René Touillaud | .... | lighting technician | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ines Colignon | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Jacques Métehen | .... | orchestra director (as Jacques Metehen) | |
Other crew | |||
| Denise Morlot | .... | script girl | |
| Siné | .... | poster designer | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Cinédis (1957) (France) (theatrical)
- Constantin Film (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- C'est la Vie (2003) (UK) (DVD)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
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125 min | West Germany:100 min
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I really don't enjoy writing this review and I only do it because some of the other texts here give a very misleading picture. Clouzot was a great director, but even the best were not prone to make ridiculous movies. This film proves that genius and frenzy are really that close. He made some of my favorite film, The Raven, Wages of Fear, Le Diabolique.
Therefore I was very much looking forward to see this film. Although I had known that Peter Ustinov found it stupid, I hoped he had a run-in with the director and the film is quite okay. It is not. After a few minutes so many idiotic things happen, it is hard to believe.
Many famous actors appear in the film, but the main story is carried by someone completely incompetent. The plot is so stupid that I don't want to mention it as it sounds like being written by an inmate of a lunatic asylum. It was not only boring but aggravating! This should warn you not to buy the DVD as I have done after reading the other comments.