George Clouzot's masterpiece. The movie is the one hand an unbearably tense thriller about two guys driving a truck full of gelignite which may explode at any minute over the toughest conditions imaginable and on the other a character study of two disparate characters, one (Vanel) a sturdy he man and the other (Montand) a casual layabout. Its fascinating how Vanel turns out to be less than he seems and the real tough guy is Montand's character.
The movie starts slowly in surely one of the sleeziest villages ever seen in a movie where Montand mistreats his girlfriend. This only serves to highten the tension which comes later in the movie.
Its a well deserved number 126 in IMDB's top 250 movies.
The remake by under rated director William Friedkin is also worth a look but necessarily fades compared to this version.
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The movie starts slowly in surely one of the sleeziest villages ever seen in a movie where Montand mistreats his girlfriend. This only serves to highten the tension which comes later in the movie.
Its a well deserved number 126 in IMDB's top 250 movies.
The remake by under rated director William Friedkin is also worth a look but necessarily fades compared to this version.
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