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The Wide Blue Road

6.0 103 mins Drama   1957
GE.S.I. Cinematografica   Play Art   Eichberg-Film   Triglav film  
Director(s): Gillo Pontecorvo

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…

Casts of The Wide Blue Road

Yves Montand

as Giovanni Squarciò

Alida Valli

as Rosetta, the Wife

Francisco Rabal

as Salvatore

Peter Carsten

as Riva, 2nd Coast Guard Officer

Federica Ranchi

as Diana Squarciò, the Daughter

Terence Hill

as Renato

Giancarlo Soblone

as Antonio 'Tonino' Squarciò, the Son

Ronaldo Bonacchi

as Bore Squarciò, the Son

Umberto Spadaro

as Gaspare Puggioni, 1st Coast Guard Officer

Pasquale Campagnola

as (uncredited)

Milutin Jasnić

as (uncredited)

Gillo Pontecorvo

as (uncredited)

Angela Sarlone

as (uncredited)

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