The Wages of Fear (Criterion Collection) (4K + Blu-ray) [USA]

C.C. 95

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Release Date: March 4, 2025
Prices and Links:
Criterion- $34.96 (4K+Blu-ray) , $27.96 (Blu-ray only)
OrbitDVD- $33.99 (4K+Blu-ray) , $25.99 (Blu-ray only)
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Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Writers: Georges Arnaud, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi
Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, Peter van Eyck, Véra Clouzot
  • France
  • 1953
  • 152 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1:37:1 (4K UHD); 1.33:1 (Blu-ray and DVD)
  • French, Spanish, English, Italian, German
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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.

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4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES​

  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Marc Godin, biographer of director Henri-Georges Clouzot
  • Interview with actor Yves Montand from 1988
  • Henri-Georges Clouzot: The Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director’s career
  • Censored, an analysis of cuts made to the film for its 1955 U.S. release
  • Program on the film’s 4K restoration
  • Trailers
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew of the film
4K RESTORATION TRAILER:
 
Release Date: March 4, 2025
Prices and Links:
Criterion- $34.96 (4K+Blu-ray) , $27.96 (Blu-ray only)
OrbitDVD- $33.99 (4K+Blu-ray) , $25.99 (Blu-ray only)
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Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
Writers: Georges Arnaud, Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi
Starring: Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, Peter van Eyck, Véra Clouzot
  • France
  • 1953
  • 152 minutes
  • Black & White
  • 1:37:1 (4K UHD); 1.33:1 (Blu-ray and DVD)
  • French, Spanish, English, Italian, German
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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.

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4K UHD + BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES​

  • New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
  • One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
  • Interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Marc Godin, biographer of director Henri-Georges Clouzot
  • Interview with actor Yves Montand from 1988
  • Henri-Georges Clouzot: The Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director’s career
  • Censored, an analysis of cuts made to the film for its 1955 U.S. release
  • Program on the film’s 4K restoration
  • Trailers
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • PLUS: An essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew of the film
4K RESTORATION TRAILER:


Man I love this film and Freidkins remake.