Roy Scheider lends his intense talent to this taut action-adventure from director William Friedkin. Set on the edge of a South American Jungle, a desperate four-man team, led by Scheider, must transport a volatile cargo of nitroglycerine over 200 miles of treacherous terrain in order to stop a potentially disastrous oil fire. Read more
| Starring | Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer |
|---|---|
| Director | William Friedkin |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
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Roy Scheider lends his intense talent to this taut action-adventure from director William Friedkin. Set on the edge of a South American Jungle, a desperate four-man team, led by Scheider, must transport a volatile cargo of nitroglycerine over 200 miles of treacherous terrain in order to stop a potentially disastrous oil fire.
| Starring | Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer |
|---|---|
| Director | William Friedkin |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 1 min |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Action/Adventure |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1977 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Friedkin's remake of Clouzot's 1953 thriller, The Wages of Fear, at a cost of more than twenty million dollars, bombed... read more on Time Out
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Sorcerer
An oil well is on fire and the only way to extinguish the flames is to dynamite it.
The company has plenty but it’s been left to sweat and so ... read more »
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Sorcerer
A very realistic film with strong atmosphere and suspense, memorable, great soundtrack and realistic. Highly recommended.
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This is a remake of Henri-Georges Clouzot's 'The Wages of Fear',arguably the greatest action/suspense film ever made. So why bother to redo ... read more »
Moviemaker Chris Columbus gave up his acting dreams after watching his onscreen skills in action while making Home Alone. The beloved director of films like Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Stepmom and Mrs. Doubtfire and his assistant decided to play newscasters in the first Home Alone film - and he admits he was awful. He tells WENN, "I wanted to act but I was a horrific actor. In Home Alone we had a newscast and my assistant director and I... Read more
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