| Release Date: | Apr 1953 |
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| Genres: | Action / Drama / Thriller |
| Awards: | Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins |
| Runtime: | 156 min |
| Cast: | Yves Montand (Mario), Charles Vanel (M. Jo), Folco Lulli (Luigi) Peter van Eyck (Bimba (as Peter Van Eyck)) Véra Clouzot (Linda (as Vera Clouzot)) William Tubbs (Bill O'Brien) Darío Moreno (Hernandez (as Dario Moreno)) Jo Dest (Smerloff) Antonio Centa (Camp Chief (as Centa)) Luis De Lima (Bernardo) Grégoire Gromoff () Joseph Palau-Fabre () Faustini () Seguna () Darling Légitimus ((as Miss Darling)) René Baranger ((uncredited)) Pat Hurst ((uncredited)) Evelio Larenagas ((uncredited)) Jeronimo Mitchell (Dick (uncredited)) Ricardo ((uncredited)) François Valorbe ((uncredited)) Rico Zermano ((uncredited)) |
A convoy of trucks driven by four derelicts transports dangerous nitroglycerin to try and quell an oil well fire. Their long, harrowing ride over bad roads with their cargo ready to explode at every jolt and jar; the drivers are gambling with their very lives against the opportunity to escape from their steaming, sordid environment. Remade in 1977 by William Friedkin (following "The Exorcist,") as "Sorcerer."
