In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
The Wages of Fear has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Wages of Fear was released in 1953 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 421 reviews, giving The Wages of Fear (1953) an average rating of 85%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 91% and users giving an average score of 89%.
With a score of 85%, The Wages of Fear is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1953, which stands at 59%.
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