In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.
Unfortunately the movie The Wages of Fear is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Georges Arnaud | Novel |
| Directing | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Director |
| Camera | Armand Thirard | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Étiennette Muse | Editor |
| Writing | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Screenplay |
| Production | Henri-Georges Clouzot | Producer |
| Editing | Henri Rust | Editor |
| Writing | Jérôme Géronimi | Screenplay |
| Production | Raymond Borderie | Producer |
| Editing | Madeleine Gug | Editor |
| Directing | Michel Romanoff | Assistant Director |
| Art | René Renoux | Art Direction |
| Production | Henri Jaquillard | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | René Renoux | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Georges Bouban | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Georges Auric | Music Director |
| Camera | Robert Juillard | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jean Lallier | Camera Operator |
| Production | Louis Wipf | Production Manager |
| Camera | Louis Née | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Roberto Savarese | Assistant Director |
| Production | Lucien Lippens | Unit Production Manager |
| Camera | Jérôme Géronimi | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Lucienne Chevert | Still Photographer |
| Sound | William Robert Sivel | Sound Designer |
| Art | Marc Desages | Assistant Set Decoration |
