Name: The Wages of Fear
Released: 1954

The Wages of Fear (1954): trivia & fun facts

In France, it was the fourth highest-grossing film of the year with a total of nearly 7 million admissions.
Both Gérard Philipe and Serge Reggiani were considered to play Mario, before Yves Montand was cast.
Jean Gabin declined the role of Jo, feeling such a cowardly character would hurt his career.
Clouzot originally wanted to film on-location in Guatemala, but budgetary limitations confined shooting to continental Europe.
Montand flatly rejected proposals to film in Almería, Spain, due to his opposition to the Francoist regime.
The film was also a commercial success, selling 6,944,306 tickets in France where it was the fourth highest earning film of the year.

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