Sorcerer

Sorcerer

  • Director: William Friedkin
  • Writer: Walon Green,Georges Arnaud
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Spanish, French, German
  • Release date: June 24, 1977
  • Sound mix: Mono, 4-Track Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: The Wages of Fear
  • Wages of Fear is a thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Roy Scheider , Bruno Kramer and Fernando Rabal. It was released in the United States on June 24, 1977.
    The film mainly tells the story of three outlaws transporting dangerous goods.

    Details

    • Release date June 24, 1977
    • Filming locations Bisti-De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies Film Properties International N.V., Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures

    Box office

    Budget

    $22,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross worldwide

    $6,014

    Movie reviews

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    • By Forrest 2022-10-16 16:06:33

      Friedkin 9/26/2014 HFA post-screening exchange.

      1. Hollywood in the 1970s and 1980s and studios and directors did not predict which films the audience would like. It's not like spending hundreds of millions to make some series of films with handsome men and women in capes and masks today. Because the filmmakers know that these films are bound to make a lot of money. At the time, he himself could not have predicted the reaction of the audience after seeing the film. So there were some test screenings. About the preview. Billy Wilder once told...

    • By Mariela 2022-10-16 16:05:20

      more incomprehensible

      It's more of a suspense than a thriller. If you don't understand the political background at that time, you will be like a monk. The highlight of the film is that it keeps making people look at it with doubts (even the background of the 4 people will keep imagining, why is this happening, and what will happen next).

      The processing of details is in place, especially the live shooting is very good, as if the visual impact will be stronger. Including the processing of sound effects, it...

    User comments

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    • By Lupe 2023-09-17 12:56:38

      Although it is a remake of the movie, it is very impactful and still makes people excited. Friedkin has subtly inserted many factors of the times. Under the anarchism of the 1970s, this place where flies and dogs gather in the deep mountains of South America, the second half is also completely It can be compared to the classic passages of the original work, especially the scene where the truck crosses the suspension bridge in the rainy night. It has a strong impact and a sense of substitution....

    • By Aletha 2023-09-16 13:00:51

      It should be a remake based on "The Price of Fear", which is still the hardcore color popular in the...

    • By Kody 2023-09-09 08:31:54

      Costa-Gavras style possession. Even with the original French 1953 "The Wages Of Fear" and the British simile 1958's "Ice Cold In Alex" in front, this American remake of the 1970s is set off to look great! The political storm in the first half, Fierce editing (which can even describe inner suffering), oppressive rhythms, breathless crisis scenes (suspension bridge!) and valley scenes, Tangerine Dream electronic soundtrack that only plays at key moments, the drama and irony of the impermanent...

    • By Vern 2023-08-15 16:37:13

      7. The remake version of the price of fear briefly explained the background of several people on the basis of the original work, and abandoned the ending of the original...

    • By Easter 2023-07-26 02:57:05

      The cuts are too casual and jumpy, and the hasty transitions cause the plot to be slightly ambiguous, and at the same time disrupt the rhythm. The result of commercial blockbuster remakes in the direction of commercialization is a lively look. The so-called wind and rain, rotten bridges and broken trucks, which are famous in film history, do not seem to be as shocking as imagined. Three and a half stars, in general, it is more than a little worse than the original. The depth and...

    Movie plot

    An oil company in South America is in desperate need of nitroglycerine to put out the fire due to the burning of oil wells . The three outlaws in the jungle drive two trucks loaded with nitroglycerine for long-distance transportation. Because the violent vibration will detonate the dangerous goods on the car at any time, this journey is full of dangers and every step is startling. They went through hardships and obstacles, two of them...
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    Movie quotes

    • Father Ricci: Do you know who's parish this is?

      Donnelly: Fuck you and the horse you rode in on!

    • Scanlon: You wanna tell me where I'm going?

      Vinnie: I swear to Christ I don't know.

    • Nilo: Where are you from?

      Scanlon: Listen Pancho, I've been clocking you every second you've been in this town. If you wanna pick your nose in this truck, you better clear it with me first, otherwise I'm taking you and this nitro right into a ditch!