In the South American jungle, supplies of nitroglycerine are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on the rough remote roads where the slightest jolt can result in death.
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Film Cast:
- Mario Livi: Yves Montand
- Mr. Jo: Charles Vanel
- Bimba: Peter van Eyck
- Luigi: Folco Lulli
- Linda: Véra Clouzot
- Camp Chief: Antonio Centa
- Bernardo: Luis De Lima
- Hans Smerloff: Jo Dest
- Pepito Hernandez: Darío Moreno
- Bill O’Brien: William Tubbs
- Rosa: Darling Légitimus
- …: Grégoire Gromoff
- …: Joseph Palau-Fabre
- (uncredited): François Valorbe
- (uncredited): Pat Hurst
Film Crew:
- Producer: Henri-Georges Clouzot
- Screenplay: Jérôme Géronimi
- Novel: Georges Arnaud
- Producer: Raymond Borderie
- Music Director: Georges Auric
- Director of Photography: Armand Thirard
- Editor: Madeleine Gug
- Editor: Etiennette Muse
- Editor: Henri Rust
- Camera Operator: Louis Née
- Sound Designer: William Robert Sivel
- Makeup Artist: Georges Bouban
- Set Decoration: René Renoux
- Camera Operator: Robert Juillard
- Assistant Set Decoration: Marc Desages
- Assistant Director: Roberto Savarese
- Assistant Director: Michel Romanoff
- Production Manager: Louis Wipf
- Unit Production Manager: Henri Jaquillard
- Unit Production Manager: Lucien Lippens
- Camera Operator: Jean Lallier
- Still Photographer: Jean Clouzot
- Still Photographer: Lucienne Chevert
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