The Wide Blue Road
 | This article does not cite any sources. (August 2017) |
| The Wide Blue Road | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Distributed by | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 103 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany Yugoslavia |
| Language | Italian |
The Wide Blue Road (Italian: La grande strada azzurra) 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[]
Authority control  |
|
|---|
 | This article about a romantic drama film is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by . |
Categories:
- 1957 films
- Italian-language films
- Italian films
- 1957 romantic drama films
- Films about fishing
- Films set in the Mediterranean Sea
- Films directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
- Italian romantic drama films
- Romantic drama film stubs