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I was wrong. They had to get the rights from novelist Georges Arnaud, who wrote the original source material, Le Salaire de la peur, and Arnaud had a longstanding feud with Clouzot. Friedkin offered Clouzot a percentage of the film's shares, for which the French director was thankful.

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Ex-Pat living in Portugal; Retired (Attorney, Probation Officer, Therapist, Furniture Refinisher, etc.); Way too educated (BA,BS,MS,JD) but enjoying travel, reading and flame-working glass in retirement.
76 followers179 following383 posts