The Wide Blue Road (1957) (La grande strada azzurra)

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Directed by

Gillo Pontecorvo

Starring (View all)

Yves Montand
Giovanni Squarciò

Alida Valli
Rosetta, la moglie

Francisco Rabal
Salvatore

Peter Carsten
Riva, 2nd Coast Guard Officer

Federica Ranchi
Diana Squarciò, la figlia

Terence Hill
Renato

Janez Vrhovec

Giancarlo Soblone
Antonio 'Tonino' Squarciò, il figlio

Written by (View all)

Franco Solinas
(novel Squarciò)

Ennio De Concini
screenplay

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Description: Squarciò, a fisherman, lives with his family on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. Like his fellow villagers, Squarciò struggles against harsh living conditions, a scarcity of fish in nearby waters and exploitation by the local wholesaler. But while the other fishermen continue to use nets, he goes out to the open sea to fish illegally with bombs. But Squarciò borrows money, loses his boat, and in a moment of supreme desperation, has to bomb directly off-shore, causing the hatred and rejection of his fellow fishermen. Trying to save his family, Squarciò and his young sons sail their new boat out beyond the loca ... (more)

Release date: 22 November 1957
UPC: 014381057621