Sorcerer is a movie directed by William Friedkin in 1977 and based on the book The Wages of Fear by Georges Arnaud, first published in 1950. The movie features Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri, Peter Capell, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
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Book by John Minahan
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Storyline
In a dismal South American oil town, four destitute men agree to a perilous mission: transporting trucks filled with nitroglycerin across a hazardous mountain route. As they navigate their volatile cargo toward a distant oil blaze, every bump and shake challenges their bravery, their camaraderie, and their fortitude.
Movie vs Book
Year
1977
Minutes
121
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Year
1950
Pages
184
Book Rate
7.18
S: Goodreads
Book
The Wages of Fear
Original title: Le salaire de la peur
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Movie by Julien Leclercq
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“The way I look at it, movies are a different medium for storytelling than books.”
JOSH HUTCHERSON (Actor)
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