In a squalid South American oil town, four desperate men sign on for a suicide mission to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin over a treacherous mountain route. As they ferry their explosive cargo to a faraway oil fire, each bump and jolt tests their courage, their friendship, and their nerves. The result is one of the greatest thrillers ever committed to celluloid, a white-knuckle ride from France?s legendary master of suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot. Special Features: - New, restored high-definition digital transfer - New video interviews with assistant director Michel Romanoff and Henri-Georges Clouzot biographer Marc Godin - Interview with Yves Montand from 1988 - Henri Georges Clouzot: An Enlightened Tyrant, a 2004 documentary on the director´s career - Censored, an analysis of cuts to the film made for the 1955 U.S. release - New and improved English subtitle translation - PLUS: A 24-page booklet featuring a new essay by novelist Dennis Lehane and a compilation of interviews with the cast and crew of the film