The Wages of Fear 4K Blu-ray

The British Film Institute is preparing a 4K Blu-ray release of Henri-Georges Clouzot's The Wages of Fear (1953), starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Folco Lulli, Peter van Eyck, and Véra Clouzot. The release is scheduled to arrive on the market on February 5.

Description: Based on the 1950 French novel Le Salaire de la peur and critically hailed upon its original release, The Wages of Fear propelled its director Henri-Georges Clouzot (Les Diaboliques) to international fame, and is rightly considered a classic of world cinema.

In a squalid South American village, four desperate men are hired by a US oil company to embark on a treacherous journey, transporting a volatile cargo of nitro-glycerine to a massive oil well fire. Friendships and courage are pushed to the limit in this nail-biting thriller by a director who would go on to be dubbed the 'French Hitchcock'.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• PREVIOUSLY RESTORED IN 4K
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Interview with assistant director Michel Romanoff (2005,23 mins)
• Interview with Clouzot biographer Marc Godin (2005, 10 mins)
• Interview with Professor Lucy Mazdon (2017, 35 mins): an in-depth interview about Henri-Georges Clouzot and The Wages of Fear
• The Guardian Lecture: Yves Montand in conversation with Don Allen (1989, 99 mins, audio only): the star discusses his distinguished career
• Original theatrical trailer
• AND MORE...
• First pressing only: Illustrated booklet featuring writing on the film, original reviews and an appreciation of Clouzot by Paul Ryan