The Wide Blue Road
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| The Wide Blue Road | |
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 A poster with the film's English title: The Wide Blue Road | |
| Directed by | Gillo Pontecorvo |
| Written by | Ennio De Concini Gillo Pontecorvo Maleno Malenotti |
| Story by | Franco Solinas |
| Produced by | Maleno Malenotti |
| Starring | Yves Montand Alida Valli |
| Cinematography | Mario Montuori |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Carlo Franci |
| Distributed by | G.E.S.I. Cinematografica |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany Yugoslavia |
| Language | Italian |
The Wide Blue Road (Template:Lang-it) is a 1957 Italian romance drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.
Plot
The story follows the harsh rugged life of a poor fisherman on a small island off the Dalmatian coast. In a desperate effort to improve the lives of his family he begins to fish illegally using bombs instead of relying on nets. However this method invokes the hatred of the other fishermen and finally results in tragedy.
Cast
- Alida Valli - Rosetta
- Yves Montand - Squarciò
- Francisco Rabal - Salvatore
- Umberto Spadaro - Marshal
- Peter Carsten - Rivo
- Federica Ranchi - Diana
- Terence Hill - Renato
External links
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