The Wages of Fear (Le Salaire de la Peur)

— This wonderful, somewhat nihilistic thriller held my attention from start to finish. It’s a world where men have no need for women, where no one can move forward and their past is fading, and where the hope of something more comes at incredible risk. It’s the risk that makes up the tense second half of the film. At the beginning you realize you’re watching a 60-year-old film but very quickly you realize "The Wages of Fear" (DVD) is still mesmerizing. No wonder Sam Peckinpah paid homage to its opening scene in “The Wild Bunch”!

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[1953. 131 min. Directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Starring Yves Montand, Charles Vanel, Peter van Eyck, and Vera Clouzot.]
http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/the-wages-of-fear-5951