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| The
Wide Blue Road |
| Country: |
Italy/France/Yugoslavia |
| Year: |
1957 |
| Runtime: |
103
minutes |
| Director: |
Gillo
Pontecorvo |
| Original
title: |
La
grande strada azzurra |
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Wide Blue Road |
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| Synopsis |
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'The Wide Blue Road' is a moving drama
based on the novel of Franco Solinas,
telling the story of impoverished
fishermen in Sicily. Squarcio (Yves
Montand) makes a better living than
the other men in the village (who
obey the law and fish with nets) by
using dangerous homemade bombs. The
men tolerate his breaking the rules
because he fishes far from the village.
But the new coast guard captain is
determined to catch him. Though Squarcio
is committed to providing a better
life for his wife, Rosetta (Alida
Valli), and their children, he refuses
to join a new cooperative that allows
the fishermen to set a fair price
for their fish. Squarcio insists on
standing apart. |
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| Trivia |
| This film made its United
States theatrical premiere in June
2001 in a restored print, prompted
by the efforts of Jonathan Demme and
Dustin Hoffman. |
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| Cast |
| Yves
Montand |
Squarciò |
| Alida
Valli |
Rosetta |
| Francisco
Rabal |
Salvatore |
| Ronaldino
Bonacchi |
Squarciò's
youngest son |
| Mario
Girotti (Terence Hill) |
Renato |
| Federica
Ranchi |
Diana |
| Peter
Karsten |
Captain |
| Giancarlo
Soblone |
Antonino |
| Umberto
Spadaro |
Maresciallo |
| Josip
Batistic, Pasquale Campagnola, Milutin
Jasnic, Giorgio Kuru', Stane Potokar,
Angela Sarlone, Janez Verhovec, Angelo
Zanolli |
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| Crew |
| Story: |
Franco
Solinas |
| Screenplay: |
Ennio
De Concini, Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco
Solinas |
| Cinematography: |
Mario
Montuori |
| Music: |
Carlo
Franci |
| Film editing: |
Eraldo
Da Roma |
| Set
design: |
Piero
Gherardi, Mirko Lipuzic |
| Costume
design: |
Lucia
Mirisola |
| Distribution: |
Gesi
Regionale - Mondadori Video |
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| Locations |
| Filmed in the Istrian coastal
towns of Umag (Umago), Vrsar (Orsera)
and Rovinj (Rovigno) |
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