The Wide Blue Road
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Director Gillo PontecorvoMaleno Malenotti Release date 22 November 1957 (1957-11-22) Writer Franco Solinas (novel), Ennio De Concini (screenplay), Gillo Pontecorvo (screenplay), Franco Solinas (screenplay) Screenplay Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas, Ennio de Concini Cast (Giovanni Squarciò), (Rosetta, la moglie), (Salvatore), (Gaspare Puggioni, 1st Coast Guard Officer), (Renato) Similar movies Fisherman movies, Yves Montand movies, Dramas |
The Wide Blue Road (Italian: La grande strada azzurra ) is a 1957 Italian romance drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo and Maleno Malenotti.
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Plot
The story follows the harsh rugged life of a poor fisherman on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. 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.
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The Wide Blue Road Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
The Wide Blue Road IMDb The Wide Blue Road themoviedb.org
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