Details
Title: El Salario del Miedo - Edición 70 Aniversario Blu-Ray
Original title: The Wages of Fear
Year: 1953
Country: FRA
Region code: B
Content: Blu-Ray
EAN: 8436597561860
Image: 1.37:1 2K (1080p)
HDR: -
Audio:
French - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Spanish - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Spanish - DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
Subtitles : Spanish
Rating: 18
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli
Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Synopsis:
In a run-down town in South America, four desperate men sign up for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin along a dangerous mountain road. As they transport their explosive cargo to the distant fire of a large oil well, the journey will put their friendship and courage to the limit.
Additional features:
- About the restoration (8 min) - The film shines in all its splendor thanks to the new master restored in 4K by TF1 in 2017, which had its premiere in the Cannes Classics section of the Cannes Festival. This restoration restores approximately 5 minutes of additional footage to that known in previous editions and presents the longest version of the film in existence.
- Crossed views on “The Wages of Fear” (20 min) - In-depth conversation about the film by film historian Jean Ollé-Laprune and Le Monde critic Samuel Blumenfeld. Both comment on how the ambiguous personality and marginalized character of the author of the novel of the same name must have attracted the filmmaker to adapt it to the cinema. They also highlight that Clouzot was enthusiastic about the idea of recreating an imaginary country using entirely Camargue settings, as well as the possibility of working with his recent wife Véra, daughter of an important Brazilian politician, for whom he reserved the only female role. relevant.
- “The Wages of Fear” by Lucy Mazdon (Film Lecturer, University of Southampton) (35 min) – Lucy Mazdon tells us about the life and legacy of Henri-Georges Clouzot, as well as the history of the production of “ “The wages of fear.” The filmmaker considered making the film after the cancellation of a documentary that he had started filming in Brazil. Upon his return to France, he found inspiration in the novel by Geoges Arnaud, which became a best seller, both for its compelling content and for its connection with Latin America.
- Yves Montand in conversation with Don Allen (audio) (99 min) - Yves Montand talks about his illustrious career, his political beliefs and his contribution to a series of classics of French cinema, among which “The Wages of Fear” stands out. An extensive interview, conducted by Don Allen in 1989 for Screen Guardian, where the actor and singer confesses that it was Simone Signoret, his wife, who convinced him to accept the role in Clouzot's film. At a time when he was considering the future of his film career, the film launched him into fame and made him gain credibility as a performer.
- Trailer (1 min).
- Original trailer (4 min).
