The Wages of Fear
Véra worked as a continuity assistant on Clouzot's "Miquette" (1950), and they married in 1950. Clouzot named his production company, "Véra Films", after his wife. She made only three films, all directed by her husband. The sole female role in "The Wages of Fear" (1953), Linda, is played by Véra. Clouzot wrote the role specifically for his wife, as the character does not exist in the original novel. "The Wages of Fear" is about a South American town where a group of desperate men are offered money to drive trucks carrying nitroglycerin through rough terrain to put out an oil well fire. "The Wages of Fear" was the 4th highest-grossing film in France in 1953, and was seen by nearly 7 million spectators.