[Man in the Shadow] is a fascinating left-leaning western, which deals with the abuse of power and money along with racism towards migrant workers. It’s a somewhat daring film for 1957 that is full of ahead-of-their-time ideas. The film moves at a ridiculously fast pace in just 76 minutes: it’s a total B-Movie in the best possible way. — Ian Schultz

Le Salaire du diableest un western moderne (l’actiony est contemporaine à son tournage) et un plaidoyer antiraciste […]. Le film s’inscrit dans une tradition de films progressistes hollywoodiens, quelque part entreLe train sifflera trois fois(High Noon, 1952) de Fred Zinnemann etUn homme est passé(Bad Day at Black Rock, 1955)de John Sturges. — Olivier Père