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Originally Posted by grady
The Wages of Fear
A french film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot tells the story of four men driving trucks of nitroglycerine through a hazardous mountain route in South America. The film was made in 1953 and is perhaps one of the most intense and suspenseful films I've ever seen. William Freidkin later remade the movie in the movie calling it Scorcerer. The Wages of Fear also won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival in 1953.
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This sounds right up my alley. Thanks for the heads-up.
On the suspense tip, I checked out Hitch's
Torn Curtain recently and it surprised me with how atmospheric it was. I'd seen the fight scene (you'll know the one if you see it) years ago and marvelled at it, and seeing the full film was really gratifying. Not his best, a bit uneven, but well worth the time and very much the kind of film that shows how Hitch, even in his lesser films, was so much more the director than contemporary suspense filmmakers.