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.
"The film's extended suspense sequences deserve a place among the great stretches of cinema." - Roger Ebert
"Turning the screws with a relentlessness that impresses even in this age of the ruthless, high-tech thriller, Clouzot strings together situations of vividly, almost sadistically imagined danger." - Chicago Tribune
"A nail-biting drama that's a must-see." - Empire Magazine
