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Screenplay by Richard H. Landau Director Howard W. Koch | 6.3/10 IMDb Produced by Aubrey Schenck Story by Don Martin Initial release 1958 Music director Leith Stevens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Brian KeithDick ForanEfrem Zimbalist, Jr.Merry AndersSean GarrisonJoanna Barnes Cast Similar The Wages of Fear, Chicago Confidential, Home Before Dark, Appointment with a Shadow, The Deep Six | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Violent road
Violent Road, also known as Hell's Highway, is a 1958 American remake of The Wages of Fear. Directed by Howard W. Koch and written by Richard H. Landau, it stars Brian Keith, Dick Foran, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Merry Anders, Sean Garrison and Joanna Barnes. The film was released by Warner Bros. on April 11, 1958.
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Violent road 1958 trailer
Plot
After a rocket's explosion causes death and destruction, trucker Mitch Barton and several other men volunteer for a nearly suicidal mission to deliver nitroglycerine and other lethal chemicals to the accident site safely within three days. Fuel developer George Lawrence hires the man and comes along.
The men take the dangerous job for an exorbitant fee and discuss what they will do with the money. When his brother Ben is too drunk to drive, race car driver Ken takes his place. Frank Miller, determined to provide for his nagging wife, sacrifices himself for the good of the others, plugging a chemical leak with his hand and exposing himself to it fatally.
Detoured by breakdowns, fatigue and a treacherous terrain, plus a runaway school bus, Mitch and the men arrive at their destination and receive their pay.