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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