The Wages of Fear 4K Blu-ray
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Posted January 31, 2024 11:20 PM by Webmaster
The British Film Institute has provided final details for its upcoming 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 will be available for purchase on February 19.
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:
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
- NEW A Road Trip Out of Hell? Or Into It? – Purgatory and The Wages of Fear (2023, 15 mins): a new video essay by filmmaker and photographer Nic Wassell
- NEW Treasures from the BFI National Archive (1920-1960, 30 mins): a selection of archive gems, exploring some of the themes and iconography featured in The Wages of Fear
- Audio commentary with film critic Adrian Martin
- Interview with Professor Lucy Mazdon (2017, 35 mins): an in-depth discussion on Henri-Georges Clouzot and The Wages of Fear
- Interview with assistant director Michel Romanoff (2009, 23 mins)
- Interview with Clouzot biographer Marc Godin (2009, 10 mins)
- The Guardian Lecture: Yves Montand (100 mins, audio only): in conversation with Don Allen; the star of The Wages of Fear discusses his distinguished career
- Original theatrical trailer
- Illustrated booklet with an essay by Andy Miller, original reviews from Sight & Sound and Monthly Film Bulletin, an appreciation of Clouzot by Paul Ryan, notes on the special features and credits (First pressing only)
