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The Wages of Fear 1953

Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot

All-time standing

#229 of 4,399

In the top 5% of movies

By scope

1950s #49 of 316 Top 15% 1953 #6 of 38 Top 15%

Ballots (25)

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Rolling Stone

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #1
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Empire

Empire

  • Published 2015
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  • Ranked #20
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The Cinematheque

The Cinematheque

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #120
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
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  • Ranked #292
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2024
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  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
Newsday

Newsday

  • Published 2012
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  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2010
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  • Included, unranked
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Film-Magazine (Iran)

Film-Magazine (Iran)

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
Kinema Junpo

Kinema Junpo

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
Cinema (Greece)

Cinema (Greece)

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
David Thomson

David Thomson

  • Published 2008
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  • Included, unranked
Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked

The Guardian

  • Published 2007
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  • Included, unranked
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2005
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  • Included, unranked
Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
Danny Peary

Danny Peary

  • Published 1986
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  • Included, unranked
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Edições Cinematógrafo

Edições Cinematógrafo

  • Published 1982
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  • Included, unranked
R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
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  • Included, unranked
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Decade 2

Paste Magazine

  • Published 1959
  • Decade list · 1950s
  • Ranked #16
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Forbes

Forbes

  • Published 1959
  • Decade list · 1950s
  • Ranked #24
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