Summary
Sorcerer is an American thriller film first released in 1977,
directed by William Friedkin.
The film is based on a novel by Georges Arnaud and stars Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou and Ramon Bieri.
It has also been released under the title: Wages of Fear.
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Credits
- Director: William Friedkin
- Script: Georges Arnaud (novel), Walon Green
- Photo: Dick Bush, John M. Stephens
- Music: Peter Baumann, Christopher Franke, Edgar Froese
- Cast: Roy Scheider (Jackie Scanlon), Bruno Cremer (Victor Manzon), Francisco Rabal (Nilo), Amidou (Kassem), Ramon Bieri (Charles Corlette), Peter Capell (Lartigue), Karl John (Marquez), Friedrich von Ledebur (Carlos), Chico Martínez (Bobby Del Rios), Joe Spinell (Spider), Rosario Almontes (Agrippa), Richard Holley (Billy White), Anne-Marie Deschott (Blanche), Jean-Luc Bideau (Pascal), Jacques François (Lefevre), André Falcon (Guillot), Gerard Murphy (Donnelly), Desmond Crofton (Boyle)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / French / Spanish / German
- Runtime: 121 min
- Aka: Wages of Fear
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