description Sorcerer Overview
Sorcerer, released in 1977, adapts Georges Arnaud’s 1950 novel “The Wages of Fear.” The American action thriller stars Roy Scheider and was produced by William Friedkin, following a previous French-language adaptation from 1953. Friedkin viewed the film as an independent adaptation with its own distinct approach to the source material.
info Sorcerer Specifications
| Country | Mexico |
| Year | 1977 |
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Is Sorcerer a remake of The Wages of Fear?
William Friedkin's Sorcerer is another adaptation of Georges Arnaud's 1950 novel The Wages of Fear. It follows Henri-Georges Clouzot's famous 1953 French film, but Friedkin treated his 1977 version as its own work.
What are the drivers transporting in Sorcerer?
The desperate men are hired to drive unstable nitroglycerin through dangerous jungle roads. That cargo gives the Roy Scheider thriller its central suspense.
Why is the movie called Sorcerer if it is not fantasy?
Sorcerer is not a magic story; it is the name associated with one of the trucks in the film. The title adds an ominous tone to Friedkin's 1977 survival thriller.
Why did Sorcerer struggle when it first came out?
Sorcerer opened in 1977, the same summer that Star Wars changed the box office. Its bleak tone, high cost and difficult release timing hurt it commercially, even though its reputation later improved.
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