BFI To Re-release Henri-Georges Clouzot Wages Of Fear on 4K
Next month the BFI are set to re-release Henri-Georges Clouzot‘s classic thriller The Wages Of Fear on 4K UHD.
Based on the 1950 French novel Roy Scheider is considered a remake, which many considered on it’s own a masterpiece. In March Netflix will release a straight up The Wages Of Fear remake.
The BFI originally released the film in 2017 on Blu-ray and DVD, now set for an Ultra High Definition Blu-ray. This new release will come with two new special features including a 15-minute video essay.
In a squalid Latin American village, four desperate men are hired by an American oil company to embark on a treacherous journey, transporting a lethal cargo of nitroglycerine to a massive oil-well fire. Friendships and courage are pushed to the limit in this nail-biting thriller by a filmmaker dubbed “the French Hitchcock”.
Special features
· 4K (160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
· A Road Trip Out of Hell? Or Into It? – Purgatory and The Wages of Fear (2023, 15 mins): a new video essay by filmmaker and photographer Nic Wassell – NEW for this release
· Audio commentary with film critic Adrian Martin
· Interview with Professor Lucy Mazdon (2017, 35 mins): an in-depth discussion on Henri-Georges Clouzot and The Wages of Fear
· Interview with assistant director Michel Romanoff (2009, 23 mins)
· Interview with Clouzot biographer Marc Godin (2009, 10 mins)
· The Guardian Lecture: Yves Montand (100 mins, audio only): in conversation with Don Allen; the star of The Wages of Fear discusses his distinguished career
· Treasures from the BFI National Archive (1920-1960, 30 mins): a selection of archive gems, exploring some of the themes and iconography featured in The Wages of Fear – NEW for this release
· Original theatrical trailer
· First pressing only Illustrated booklet with an essay by Andy Miller, original reviews from Sight & Sound and Monthly Film Bulletin, an appreciation of Clouzot by Paul Ryan, notes on the special features and credits
/ 1953 / 12 / black and white / 153 minutes / French with English subtitles / original aspect ratio 1.37:1 // UHD100: 2160p, 24fps, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 mono (48kHz/24-bit)
The Wages Of Fear will be released on UHD Blu-ray, iTunes and Amazon Prime on 19th February.
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