In what classic 1953 French-Italian thriller do four truckers attempt to transport nitroglycerine over treacherous roads where a tiny bump would blow them sky-high?
"The Wages of Fear The Wages of Fear () is a 1953 French-Italian thriller film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot, starring Yves Montand, and based on the 1950 French novel ""Le salaire de la peur"" (lit. ""The Salary of Fear"") by Georges Arnaud. When an oil well owned by an American company catches fire, the company hires four European men, down on their luck, to drive two trucks over mountain dirt roads, loaded with nitroglycerine needed to extinguish the flames. The film brought Clouzot international fame—winning both the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or at the 1953 Berlin Film Festival and"
"that he is dying from cement dust in his lungs. Mario befriends Jo due to their common background of having lived in Paris, but a rift develops between Jo and the other cantina regulars because of his combative, arrogant personality. A massive fire erupts at one of the SOC oil fields. The only way to extinguish the flames and cap the well is an explosion caused by nitroglycerine. With short notice and lack of proper equipment, it must be transported within jerrycans placed in two large trucks from the SOC headquarters, 300 miles away. Due to the poor condition of"
"only way to transport it the is to use trucks. The company seeks four drivers to man two vehicles. Kassem, Victor, Jackie and 'Marquez' are offered the job, but they have to assemble the trucks using scrap parts. Shortly before their departure, Nilo kills and replaces 'Marquez', which angers Kassem. The four drivers embark upon a perilous journey of over 200 miles, facing many hazards and internal conflicts. Despite their differences, they are forced to co-operate. They traverse a rotten bridge during a violent thunderstorm, Nilo and Jackie nearly losing their truck in the process. The team is forced to"
"day, so Jo, who knows O' Brien from his bootlegging days, is substituted in his place. The other drivers suspect that Jo intimidated Smerloff in some way to facilitate his own hiring. Jo and Mario transport the nitroglycerin in one vehicle; Luigi and Bimba in the other, with thirty minutes separating them in order to limit potential casualties. The drivers are forced to deal with a series of physical and mental obstacles, including a stretch of extremely rough road called ""the washboard"", a construction barricade that forces them to teeter around a rotten platform above a precipice, and a boulder"
"police roadblock and shot dead. The truck crashes into the garage's gas pump and bursts into flame. Chair de poule Chair de poule (French for ""goosebumps"") is a 1963 French crime film directed by Julien Duvivier and starring Robert Hossein, Catherine Rouvel, Jean Sorel and Georges Wilson. The screenplay is based on the novel ""Come Easy, Go Easy"" by James Hadley Chase, which took several plot elements from ""The Postman Always Rings Twice"" by James M Cain. The film was released in the United States as Highway Pickup. In Paris, Daniel and Paul work installing safes by day and robbing"
"use one of the boxes of dynamite to destroy a massive felled tree blocking their path. The rough terrain on a cliff-side road causes a tire to blow out which jostles the nitroglycerin in Kassem and Victor’s truck, causing an explosion and killing the pair. When Nilo and Jackie stop at the scene of the destruction, bandits surround them in an attempted robbery. They kill the bandits but Nilo is mortally wounded, soon dying from his injuries. Now alone, Jackie struggles to stay sane, overwhelmed by hallucinations and flashbacks. When his truck's engine dies just two miles short of the"
"not succeed. Eleven years later, he leaves for Italy to try to find her, but time has passed… Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (Miracles Only Happen Once) is a 1951 Franco-Italian film, directed by Yves Allégret. The film is about a ""psychic war-casualty"" played by Jean Marais. The educational year is ending and Jérôme, a medical student, is on the point of leaving on holiday to Brittany with friends. However he remains pensive and regrets not having approached Claudia, an Italian student, who must leave France the same evening. So he decides to"
"Plunder Road Plunder Road is a 1957 American crime film noir directed by Hubert Cornfield, starring Gene Raymond, Jeanne Cooper and Wayne Morris. Five men carry out an elaborate plan to rob a gold shipment from a San Francisco-bound US mint train. To throw the police off the track, they split up and drive off in three different directions. Two of the gang's gold-laden trucks are captured by the police, but the third makes it all the way to Los Angeles, where Eddie (Raymond) melts down the gold and disguises it as fittings for his luxury car. On the verge"
"The Burglars Le Casse (US title: The Burglars) is a 1971 movie directed by French director Henri Verneuil, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Omar Sharif, Dyan Cannon and Robert Hossein. It is based on the 1953 novel by David Goodis and revolves around a team of four burglars chased by a corrupt policeman in Athens. It's a remake of the 1957 film ""The Burglar"" with Jayne Mansfield. The movie is known for its spectacular car chase and Belmondo's incredible fall from a construction truck down a steep, rocky hillside. The movie was shot twice, once in French and once in English, by"
"the roads and the highly volatile nature of nitroglycerine, the job is considered too dangerous for the unionized SOC employees. The company foreman, Bill O'Brien, recruits truck drivers from the local community. Despite the dangers, many of the locals volunteer, lured by the high pay: US$2,000 per driver. This is a fortune to them, and the money is seen by some as the only way out of their dead-end lives. The pool of applicants is narrowed down to four handpicked drivers: Mario, Bimba and Luigi are chosen, along with a German named Smerloff. Smerloff fails to appear on the appointed"
"Thieves' Highway Thieves' Highway is a 1949 film noir directed by Jules Dassin. The screenplay was written by A. I. Bezzerides, based on his novel ""Thieves' Market"". The film was released on DVD as part of the Criterion Collection in 2005. A war-veteran-turned-truck driver Nico ""Nick"" Garcos (Richard Conte) arrives at home to find that his foreign-born father, a California fruit farmer, has lost his legs and was forced to sell his truck. He learns that his father was crippled at the hands of an unscrupulous produce dealer in San Francisco, Mike Figlia (Lee J. Cobb). Garcos vows revenge. Garcos"
"As the beleaguered heiress Jeanne Crain is beautiful but not entirely convincing in the role ... ""Dangerous Crossing"", in effect, is intriguing only part of the way. Thereafter, it is a commonplace trip. Dangerous Crossing Dangerous Crossing is a 1953 black-and-white film noir mystery film, directed by Joseph M. Newman and starring Jeanne Crain and Michael Rennie, based on the 1943 play ""Cabin B-13"" by John Dickson Carr. The plot of the film centers on the gaslighting of a female protagonist aboard a cruise vessel. Attractive newlywed Ruth (Stanton) Bowman (Jeanne Crain) joyously starts a honeymoon cruise to Europe with"
"image to create a sense of collapse and unease. The film is set in Tangier and is told in three ""movements"", with the sections marked by chapters. The plot turns around three characters: a truck driver importing goods between Morocco and France tempted to cross the strait to Spain smuggling drugs; his young Arab friend desperate to go to Europe; and the driver’s Jewish ex-girlfriend who is hesitant about her future migration to Canada. During the three days they are together, fateful decisions must be made. After two less successful but still ravishing efforts, André Téchiné received acclaim with ""Strayed"
"of getting away, he is involved in a freeway accident. The film was known as ""The Violent Road"" and filming started July 15 at the Kling Studios. Plunder Road Plunder Road is a 1957 American crime film noir directed by Hubert Cornfield, starring Gene Raymond, Jeanne Cooper and Wayne Morris. Five men carry out an elaborate plan to rob a gold shipment from a San Francisco-bound US mint train. To throw the police off the track, they split up and drive off in three different directions. Two of the gang's gold-laden trucks are captured by the police, but the third"
"Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia The Violent Professionals (Italian: ""Milano trema: la polizia vuole giustizia"") is a 1973 Italian Poliziotteschi gangster film directed by Sergio Martino. The film stars Luc Merenda (Giorgio Caneparo) who goes undercover as a getaway driver for the mob so he can wage a one-man war on crime to avenge the death of father-figure cop Gianni (Silvano Tranquilli). In 2009 Empire Magazine named it #9 in a poll of the ""20 Greatest Gangster Movies You've Never Seen* (*Probably)"". ""The Violent Professionals"" was released in Italy on August 22, 1973 where it was distributed by Interfilm."
"Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois Les Miracles n'ont lieu qu'une fois (Miracles Only Happen Once) is a 1951 Franco-Italian film, directed by Yves Allégret. The film is about a ""psychic war-casualty"" played by Jean Marais. The educational year is ending and Jérôme, a medical student, is on the point of leaving on holiday to Brittany with friends. However he remains pensive and regrets not having approached Claudia, an Italian student, who must leave France the same evening. So he decides to go to her hotel. The two young people acknowledge their mutual love and Jérôme accompanies Claudia to the"
"Forbidden Cargo (1954 film) Forbidden Cargo is a 1954 British crime film, directed by Harold French and starring Nigel Patrick, Elizabeth Sellars and Jack Warner. A customs officer captures a gang of drugs smugglers, assisted by a birdwatcher. Leonard Maltin noted a ""Modest drama,"" which was ""enlivened by a solid cast""; ""British Pictures"" noted a ""Nice cast, but dreary story""; Allmovie wrote, ""Apart from the always delightful Joyce Grenfell, ""Forbidden Cargo"" is humorless ""Dragnet"" material transplanted to the high seas""; while Sky Cinema noted a ""workmanlike British thriller from the Fifties, directed by Harold French, has a documentary feel, with"
"Taxi Driver Taxi Driver is a 1976 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Paul Schrader, and starring Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle, Albert Brooks and Leonard Harris. Set in a decaying New York City following the Vietnam War, the film tells the story of a lonely veteran (De Niro) working as a taxi driver, who descends into insanity as he plots to assassinate a presidential candidate (Harris) and then the pimp (Keitel) of an underage prostitute (Foster) whom he befriends. Critically acclaimed upon release and nominated for four Academy"
"Dominici affair of 1952 and the 1943 film Goupi Mains Rouges. La Horse La Horse (, ) is a 1970 French-language thriller directed by Pierre Granier-Deferre and based on Michel Lambesc's novel. In Normandy, the widower Auguste Maroilleur rules his family and his farm with an iron hand. Bien Phu, a disabled veteran of the war in Indochina, is a valued employee. Out shooting duck, Auguste and Bien Phu discover a huge cache of heroin. Auguste deduces that his grandson Henri, whose vacation job is on a ship, must be a courier. He destroys the drug, worth millions, and confines"
"people go missing in the Balkans every year. High Lane (film) High Lane (Original French title: Vertige) is a 2009 French horror film directed by Abel Ferry. A group of friends on vacation decide to venture onto a trail high up in the mountains that has been closed for repairs. The climb proves more perilous than expected, especially as they soon realize that they are not alone. Young adults Fred (Nicolas Giraud), his girlfriend Karine and their friends Chloé (Fanny Valette), a nurse grappling with guilt after accidentally killing a young patient; Guillaume (Raphaël Lenglet), who harbors feelings for Chloé;"
"La Classe américaine La Classe américaine (""American Class""), also known as Le Grand Détournement (""The Great Détournement""), is a 1993 French television film, written and directed by Michel Hazanavicius and Dominique Mézerette. It consists exclusively of extracts of old Warner Bros. films, put together and dubbed with new lines so as to create an entirely new film. The film begins with the following lines appearing on screen, complete with deliberate spelling mistakes: ""Attention! Ce flim n'est pas un flim sur le cyclimse. Merci de votre compréhension."" (""Attention! This flim is not a flim about cyclign. Thank you for your understanding."")"
"pick-up jihadists. However the French fly low, without ground support and jihadists have anti-aircraft batteries on some of their vehicles. During the following firefight, a pickup truck is destroyed and its four occupants are killed by a HOT missile, however both Gazelles are also affected. The co-pilot of the first helicopter is seriously injured by a bullet from an AK-47, the aircraft manages to reach the nearest French military medical antenna, but the wounded French soldier, Lieutenant Damien Boiteux, then succumbs to his injuries. The second helicopter must land in disaster north of Sévaré, but the crew fires except and"
"he has a quite compromising package (which turned out to be heroin) to deliver, and asks him if he can leave it discreetly at their place. Jacques agrees and, as he works as a steward, flies away for a one-month trip in Japan, telling Pierre and Michel about the package. Then, one of Jacques' former girlfriends drops a baby before their door, making Pierre and Michel believing it is the package they are waiting for. Their lives are then completely changed. This movie follows the bachelors as they deal with angry gangsters, suspicious cops, and the overwhelming responsibility of fatherhood."
"La Grande Vadrouille La Grande Vadrouille (; literally ""The Great Stroll""; originally released in the United States as Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!) is a 1966 French comedy film about two ordinary Frenchmen helping the crew of a Royal Air Force bomber shot down over Paris make their way through German-occupied France to escape arrest. For over forty years ""La Grande Vadrouille"" was the most successful French film in France, topping the box office with over 17,200,000 cinema admissions. It remains the third most successful film ever in France, of any nationality, behind the 1997 version of ""Titanic"""
"Elevator to the Gallows Elevator to the Gallows (; previously known as ""Frantic"" in the US), also known as Lift to the Scaffold (UK), is a 1958 French crime film directed by Louis Malle, starring Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as criminal lovers whose perfect crime begins to unravel when Ronet is trapped in an elevator. The scenario was adapted from a 1956 novel of the same name by Noël Calef. Associated by some critics with the film noir style, and introducing new narrative and editing techniques, the film is considered an important work in establishing the Nouvelle Vague and"
"to move faster. When the boss opts to take a shortcut up a steep hill, the out-of-control cart descends and is nearly hit by an oncoming streetcar. A second attempt to scale the enormous hill is successful. At the house they are to paper, Charlie becomes distracted by the pretty maid. The boss has a misadventure and falls, his head ending up in a bucket of paste. Meanwhile, the short-tempered homeowner is contending with the threat of an exploding stove and an amorous French visitor who is making passes at his wife. Shots are fired—and the target turns out to"
"Trucks (film) Trucks is a 1997 Canadian and American television horror film directed by Chris Thomson. It is based on Stephen King's short story ""Trucks"", which also serves as the source material for the earlier film ""Maximum Overdrive"", the only film directed by the same King. In a small American town, the town residents live peacefully. But one day, trucks mysteriously start to come to life and develop their own minds. The trucks end up prompting violence, starting to destroy houses and kill people. The rest of the townspeople have to figure out a way to destroy them all, before"
"Fugitive in Trieste Fugitive in Trieste () is a 1951 Italian war-drama film directed by Guido Salvini and starring Doris Duranti, Jacques Sernas and Massimo Girotti. Giulio (Jacques Sernas), an Italian Air Force officer is arrested by Allied forces who believe he has deliberately bombed a hospital ship during World War II. Through the efforts of Lida (Doris Duranti), his sweetheart, a witness is found who proves the bombing was not intentional but the result of being hit by enemy fire. ""Fugitive in Trieste"" was one of a number of films of the era, including the British production""Sleeping Car to"
"of the hands of her rescuers, and the three of them fall into the abyss. A brief montage of previous shots follows: the discovery of the girl, the girl flying through a blue sky, the two men rescuing the girl from the laboratory and stealing the truck, the truck plummeting amidst the wreckage of the roadway. But this time, inexplicably, the truck fires stabilizing thrusters and makes a short flight into the side of an apartment building. After their escape, the three are seen in an old Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider passo corto racing through a dark tunnel underneath signs"
"festooned with odd inventions. Italian policemen Angelo Pincelli (Walter Chiari) and Marcello Agosti (Lando Buzzanca) seem to be more interested in chasing three French women, led by Doctor Marie-Claude (Mireille Darc). The German entry from overbearing Willi Schickel (Gert Fröbe) and Otto Schwartz (Peer Schmidt) turn out to be convicts, driving with stolen gems on board. As the race begins, the contestants find that not only are they in a 1,500-mile battle with each other, but dangerous roads and the elements including a massive avalanche, are just as formidable. Chester and his new co-driver, Betty (Susan Hampshire) end up duelling"
"just like his hero, five-time Indy 500 winner Guy Gagné. His obsession with speed has made him an outcast in the slow and cautious snail community, and a constant embarrassment to his older brother, Chet. Theo wanders onto a freeway to admire the traffic and wishes upon a star that he was fast. Suddenly, he is sucked into the supercharger of a drag racer, fusing his DNA with nitrous oxide. When he wakes up, he possesses great speed and accuracy, and some characteristics of a real car. Unfortunately, his first attempt to show this power off ends with him crashing"
"with a sub-machine gun, waiting to fell the wedding party as they emerge. On guard outside, Pascal blows up the car and its blazing wreck greets the newly-weds. Les Tontons flingueurs Les Tontons flingueurs ("""", also known as ""Monsieur Gangster"", literally ""Gun-toting Uncles"") is a 1963 French-Italian-German comedy crime movie, made in French, directed by Georges Lautner. It is an adaptation of the Albert Simonin book ""Grisbi or not grisbi"". The movie was not popular with critics in its first release in 1963, but was loved by the public. Its reputation has grown over the years to cult status and"
"The Sucker The Sucker (, ) is a French, Italian and Spanish comedy film by Gérard Oury starring Louis de Funès and Bourvil. It was released in 1965. As of 2013, it is still one of the 20 highest-grossing films in France along with ""La Grande Vadrouille"", another Oury-de Funès-Bourvil collaboration. The film was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival where the actor Bourvil won a Special Diploma. Leaving Paris for his summer vacation, the naïve Antoine Maréchal has his 2CV totally wrecked in a collision with the Bentley of company director Léopold Saroyan. As compensation, Saroyan offers"