The Wages of Fear (1953)
Janus Films | Release Date: December 9, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
85
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Universal acclaim based on 15 Critic Reviews
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13
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Village VoiceAndrew SarrisJul 1, 2020
Wages of Fear rides for a cheap fall. Clouzot has copped out with cheap irony. [25 May 1967, p.31]
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Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumJul 1, 2020
A significant influence on Peckinpah's The Wild Bunch, this grueling pile driver of a movie will keep you on the edge of your seat, though it reeks of French 50s attitude, which includes misogyny, snobbishness, and borderline racism. Read full review
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