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Sorcerer (1977)

Sorcerer

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PG

1h 32m

Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

June 24th, 1977

7.6/10

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Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

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Cast

Roy Scheider
Scanlon
Bruno Cremer
Victor Manzon
Francisco Rabal
Nilo
Amidou
Kassem
Ramon Bieri
Corlette
Peter Capell
Lartigue
Karl John
'Marquez'
Friedrich von Ledebur
'Carlos'
Chico Martínez
Bobby Del Rios
Joe Spinell
Spider
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Directors

William Friedkin
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Producers

William Friedkin
producer
Bud S. Smith
associate producer
(as Bud Smith)
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Writers

Walon Green
screenplay
Georges Arnaud
novel
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Taglines

Die "Really" Hard
WANTED. Four men willing to drive a cargo of death to escape a life in hell.
The only wages worth running for, dying for, killing for, are the wages of fear
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Keywords

terrorism
soldier
military
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Country of Origin

United States of America
Mexico

Languages

German
English
French
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Release Dates

May 11th, 1978 (Argentina) theatrical
August 5th, 2014 (Australia) (DVD premiere)
August 5th, 2014 (Australia) (DVD) (Physical)
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Alternative Titles

Sorcerer (original title)
Wages of Fear (Serbian title)
The Wages of Fear (English title)
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Locations

66 Avenue Foch, Paris 16, Paris, France (Manzon's house)
Alto Gracia, Dominican Republic
Angel Peak National Recreation Area, Bloomfield, New Mexico, USA
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Running Times

92 min (International)
121 min
122 min

Sound Mixes

Mono
4-Track Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Paramount
Film Properties International N.V.
Universal Pictures (Afghanistan)
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Distribution Companies

Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (Argentina)
Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil)
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Other Companies

Waxwork Records (soundtrack available from)
Modern VideoFilm (United States of America) (post-production facilities) (2k remaster)

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