Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.
Directed by William Friedkin
life and death
new jersey
paris, france
based on novel or book
central and south america
explosive
dynamite
car journey
jerusalem
cynicism
nicaragua
sin
nitroglycerin
remake
fate
purgatory
oil
poverty
terrorism
explosion
church
criminal
central america
south america
bandit
death
destiny
rope bridge
oil well
existentialism
nervous
Rank
#5 in 1977·#301 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.3 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Roy Scheider
Scanlon / 'Dominguez'
Bruno Cremer
Victor Manzon / 'Serrano'
Francisco Rabal
Nilo
Amidou
Kassem / 'Martinez'
Ramon Bieri
Corlette
Peter Capell
Lartigue
Karl John
'Marquez'
Friedrich von Ledebur
'Carlos'
Joe Spinell
Spider
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Blanche Manzon
Jean-Luc Bideau
Pascal
Jacques François
Lefevre
Crew
William Friedkin
Director
Walon Green
Screenplay
William Friedkin
Screenplay
Christopher Franke
Original Music Composer
Edgar Froese
Original Music Composer
Dick Bush
Director of Photography
William Friedkin
Producer
Georges Arnaud
Novel
Anthony Powell
Costume Design
Jean-Paul Mugel
Boom Operator
Mickey Knox
Dialogue Coach
Bud Ekins
Stunt Coordinator
Popular Reviews
748 reviews
henrik
9.2★ · 08/04/25
2
shai
8.0★ · 05/01/26
got me at the edge of my seat
got me at the edge of my seat
1
Victor Escobar
9.0★ · 11/25/25
1
Kiravien
8.0★ · 11/02/25
"Four Men with enough guts..."
this was a MASTERPIECE 𓋜
"Four Men with enough guts..."
this was a MASTERPIECE 𓋜
1
Danny Marshall
8.0★ · 12/28/24
A depiction of how my grandparents describe their trip to school every day as kids
A depiction of how my grandparents describe their trip to school every day as kids
