The Wages of Fear 4K UHD (BFI/Region Free)

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’.

Extras

• • 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
  • A Road Trip Out of Hell? Or Into It? - Purgatory and The Wages of Fear (2023, 13 mins): a new video essay by filmmaker and photographer Nic Wassell
  • Audio commentary by film critic Adrian Martin (2017)
  • 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
  • Treasures form the BFI National Archive (1920-1960, 6 mins: a selection of archive gems, exploring some of the themes and iconography featured in The Wages of Fear
  • Original theatrical trailer