The Wages of Fear (The Criterion Collection) (1953) [DVD]

The 1999 DVD release was prominent since it contained the recently rereleased 148-minute version after playing the art-house circuit, but the disc (#36 in Criterion's line) didn't have much else going for it.

This 2005 release (still number #36) adds the usual Criterion luster, starting off right with a beautiful transfer (virtually none of the dirt on the original DVD) and a smarter take on the subtitles.

The cut is slightly different, but just by a few frames.

As for the extra disc, there's a deft documentary on director Clouzot and some so-so new interviews.

The excerpt from Yves Montand shot a few years before he died in 1991 is charming.