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The Wages of Fear · 4K + Blu-ray United Kingdom

BFI

Released 2024 · United Kingdom

An alternate release of

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The Wages of Fear (1953)

Best release

Criterion Collection · 4K + Blu-ray America · 2-19

Box Office

$21,228

Cast

Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, Folco Lulli

Runtime

2 hours and 33 minutes (153 minutes)

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What's in the box

Packaging
Keepcase
In the box
First pressing includes a fully illustrated booklet featuring writing on the film
original reviews and an appreciation of Clouzot by Paul Ryan.
Video
1.37:1 · Dolby Vision + HDR10
Audio
French other
English other
+ 4 more
Spanish other
German other
Italian other
other other
Subtitles
other

Special features

A Road Trip Out of Hell? Or Into It? Purgatory and The Wages of Fear (2024 video essay by Nic Wassell) (14:31)
Lucy Mazdon on The Wages of Fear (2017 featurette) (34:59)
Courage and Clouzot: An Interview with Michel Romanoff (2005 featurette) (22:26)
Framing the Human Soul: Marc Godin on The Wages of Fear (2005 featurette) (10:10)
The Guardian Lecture: Yves Montand in conservation with Don Allan (1989 screen talk that plays as an alternate audio track over the film) (98:50)
Treasures from the BFI National Archive (with Play All) (29:59)
They Take the High Road (1960 documentary short) (24:25)
Fire Checked by Explosives! (1928 newsreel) (0:32)
Transporting Loads - With or Without Roads (1920 advertisement) (5:02)
Original theatrical trailer (3:20)

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