A tense drama of courage, cowardice and failure set in South America. Four desperate men attempt to transport two truck-loads of nitro-glycerine 300 miles to the site of an oil well fire.
"Lohn der Angst / avec: Yves Montand; Charles Vanel; Véra Clouzot ... Dans un film de Henri-Georges Clouzot. D'après le roman de Georges Arnaud. Adaptation et dialogues de H. G. Clouzot et Jérome Geronimi"
"A study of courage and cowardice in the face of almost insurmountable odds. After establishing the characters of the protagonists in a long prologue, director Clouzot follows them as they transport a cargo of nitroglycerin over a primitive mountain road to a conclusion of high suspence and final irony."
"Four long-distance lorry drivers are given the task of transporting a consignment of nitro-glycerine across inhospitable South American terrain in this nail-biting French classic."
"Four men, bored and broke in a hot crummy town, and two trucks of nitroglycerine which have to be driven gingerly over a rough mountain road, form the basis for this suspenseful movie."
"The manager of a Central American oilfield offers big money to drivers who will take trucks loaded with nitroglycerine into the jungle to put out an oil fire. Four men accept knowing their chances of survival are slim."
""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"--Container."
"Four European men, starving in a poverty stricken village in Venezuela, fall upon a unique opportunity to escape their misery. They are hired to drive two trucks, laden with a ton of nitroglycerine, across a very dangerous terrain ... the price: $2,000 each or death. Love, friendship and courage also have a part in this suspenseful thriller."
"A drama of courage, cowardice and failure set in South America. Four desperate men attempt to transport two truck-loads of nitro-glycerine 300 miles to the site of an oil well fire."
"In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerene are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivallry develops between the two sets of drivers and on the rough remote roads the slightest jolt can result in death."
"Yves Montand stars as an adventurer stranded in a South American town. His only chance of escape is to drive a truck loaded with nitroglycerine over the South American mountains."
"Dans un petit village d'Amérique du Sud, quatre aventuriers ont besoin d'argent pour regagner leur pays. Ils acceptent , pour éteindre l'incendie d'un puit de pétrole, de convoyer sur des routes ravagées, deux camions, chargés de nitroglycérine, qui explose au moindre choc."
"Yves Montand stars as one of four greedy drifters stranded in a squalid South American town where a U.S. oil company calls the shots. For $2000 each, they'll risk their lives driving two truckloads of nitroglycerine 300 miles over treacherous roads."
"The manager of a Central American oilfield offers big money to drivers who will take two loads of nitroglycerine over a tortuous mountain road to put out an oil well fire."
"This is an epic about courage, cowardice and failure. Four men test themselves for money on a dangerous, death-defying drive. They try to exhibit bravery and grace under pressure. They all succeed but one, who loses his nerve."
"A tense drama of courage, cowardice and failure set in South America. Four desperate men attempt to transport two truck-loads of nitro-glycerine 300 miles to the site of an oil well fire."
"A tense drama of courage, cowardice and failure set in South America. Four desperate men attempt to transport two truck-loads of nitro-glycerine 300 miles to the site of an oil well fire."@en
"A study of courage and cowardice in the face of almost insurmountable odds. After establishing the characters of the protagonists in a long prologue, director Clouzot follows them as they transport a cargo of nitroglycerin over a primitive mountain road to a conclusion of high suspense and final irony."
"Four European men, starving in a poverty stricken village in Venezuela, are hired to drive two trucks, laden with a ton of nitroglycerine, across a very dangerous terrain ... the price: $2,000 each or death."
"In a small, isolated, hot and dusty Central American village, there's only one thing to do: dream of getting out. An opportunity for escape presents itself, but only to those with nerves of steel. An American oil company has offered to pay big money to get two trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over to a well fire. The catch is that the unpaved terrain contains enough bumps and crags to make the unstable material explode, instantly killing the driver. Nonetheless, the company has many applicants hungry for work, and a quartet of the coolest are chosen. But even these stalwart men will discover that fear of their deadly payload can ignite even the most frozen emotions."
"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."
"This is an epic about courage. It is about how these four men test themselves for money on the dangerous, death-defying drive. They try to exhibit grace under pressure, be equal to their companions, be brave. They all succeed but one who loses his nerve."
"A group of desperate men, stuck for various reasons in a hell hole of a South American village where the big employer is an exploitive American oil company, are offered the chance to earn enough money to escape by driving a cargo of nitro-glycerrine over impossibly treacherous roads."
"En Amérique centrale, quatre hommes tombés dans les pires déchéances acceptent, pour une forte somme, de convoyer à travers des routes impossibles deux camions chargés de nitro-glycerine. Un long voyage commence ... Interprète : Yves Montand."
"Au coeur de l'Amérique centrale, quatre aventuriers acceptent, contre une forte somme, une dangereuse mission: convoyer deux camions chargés de nitroglycérine devant servir à éteindre l'incendie d'un puits de pétrole. Il y a d'une part, Mario et Jo, deux français, et d'autre part Luigi, un Italien, et Bimba, un Allemand. Le voyage est long et périlleux. Luigi et Bimba perdent la vie dans l'explosion de leur camion. Jo, grièvement blessé, meurt de gangrène. Seul Mario réussit, mais, sur le chemin du retour, ivre de joie, il perd le contrôle de son véhicule et s'écrase dans un précipice."
"A tense drama of courage, cowardice and failure set in South America as four desperate men attempt to transport two truck-loads of nitroglycerine three hundred miles to the site of an oil well fire."@en
"A tense drama of courage, cowardice and failure set in South America as four desperate men attempt to transport two truck-loads of nitroglycerine three hundred miles to the site of an oil well fire."
"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."
"En Amérique du Sud, une compagnie de pétrole américaine engage quatre hommes pour conduire deux camions chargés de nitroglycérine sur 300 milles de mauvaises routes."
"Dans la ville de San Piedras, en Amérique centrale, quatre européens tombés en déchéance acceptent, pour une forte somme, de conduire deux camions de la U.S. Oil Company chargés de nitroglycérine. Ce long voyage leur sera fatal."
"A suspenseful drama about a disastrous oil well fire in Venezuela and four men who must transport a ton of highly explosive nitroglycerine to extinguish it."
"Outlaws recruited as teamsters risk their lives carrying a load of unstable nitroglycerine over rough & often impasseble roads to an oil field in the jungles of South America."
""An American oil company enlists four tough drifters for a high-paying suicide mission, transporting explosives across the rough terrain of Central America"--DVD sleeve."
"Fiction. Drame psychologique. Dans la ville de San Piedras, en Amérique centrale, quatre européens tombés en déchéance acceptent, pour une forte somme, de conduire deux camions de la U.S. Oil Company chargés de nitroglycérine. Ce long voyage leur sera fatal. Avec Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, William Tubbs, Vera Clouzot, Folco Lulli."
"A tense drama of courage, cowardice and failure set in South America. Four desperate men attempt to transport two truck-loads of nitroglycerine 300 miles to the site of an oil well fire."
""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"--Website."
"Sumario: Una compañía petrolera de EE. UU. en Centroamérica, contrata a unos conductores de alto precio para una misión suicida. Deben transportar unos camiones con explosivos a través de un escarpado territorio."
"Four European men, starving in a poverty stricken village of Venezuela, fall upon a unique opportunity to escape their misery. The are hired to drive two trucks loaded with a ton of nitroglycerine, across very dangerous terrain. The price: $2,000 each or death. Love, friendship and courage come into play in this suspenseful thriller."
"The manager of a central American oilfield offers big money to drivers who will take nitro-glycerine into the jungle to put out an oil well fire."
"Drame psychologique adapté du roman de Georges Arnaud. Dans la ville de San Piedras, en Amérique centrale, quatre européens tombés en déchéance acceptent, pour une forte somme, de conduire deux camions de la U.S. Oil Company chargés de nitroglycérine. Ce long voyage leur sera fatal. Avec Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter Van Eyck, Folco Lulli et Vera Clouzot."
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