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Sorcerer

Based On the book by Georges Arnaud

Sorcerer is a 1977 American action thriller film produced and directed by William Friedkin and starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, and Amidou. It is the second adaptation of Georges Arnaud's 1950 novel The Wages of Fear, following the 1953 French-language film. Although it is often considered a remake of the earlier film, Friedkin disagreed with this assessment, considering it another adaptation of the novel with an entirely different vision. Sorcerer depicts four fugitives who are assigned on a dangerous mission to transport two dilapidated trucks 218 miles (351 km) on a rough Latin American jungle road.

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Release date:
June 24, 1977
Director:
William Friedkin
Cast:
Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Hamidou Benmassoud, Peter Capell
Genre:
Thriller, Action
Country:
United States, Mexico
Language:
Spanish

Book vs Film

Cover of Le Salaire de la peur
The Book · 1949

Le Salaire de la peur

Georges Arnaud

Poster for Sorcerer
The Film · 1977

Sorcerer

William Friedkin

★ 7.7 / 10 36,972 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 28 years after publication.

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