The Wide Blue Road
La grande strada azzurra
Release: 1957-11-22
·Runtime: 103m
·★ 6.0
Drama
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 local waters and bomb-fish again. But this time, the sea exacts a terrible toll…
Production Countries
Germany
France
Italy
Yugoslavia
Production Companies
GE.S.I. Cinematografica
Play Art
Eichberg-Film
Triglav film
Cast
Yves Montand
as Giovanni Squarciò
Francisco Rabal
as Salvatore
Federica Ranchi
as Diana Squarciò, the Daughter
Terence Hill
as Renato
Stane Potokar
Gillo Pontecorvo
as (uncredited)
Alida Valli
as Rosetta, the Wife
Ronaldo Bonacchi
as Bore Squarciò, the Son
Umberto Spadaro
as Gaspare Puggioni, 1st Coast Guard Officer
Janez Vrhovec
Peter Carsten
as Riva, 2nd Coast Guard Officer
Angelo Zanolli
