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The Wide Blue Road
The Wide Blue Road

The Wide Blue Road

Genres

Drama

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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…

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

22 November 1957

Country

Germany

Cast

Yves Montand

Yves Montand

Giovanni Squarciò

Alida Valli

Alida Valli

Rosetta, the Wife

Francisco Rabal

Francisco Rabal

Salvatore

Peter Carsten

Peter Carsten

Riva, 2nd Coast Guard Officer

Federica Ranchi

Federica Ranchi

Diana Squarciò, the Daughter

Terence Hill

Terence Hill

Renato

Josip Batistić

Josip Batistić

Stane Potokar

Stane Potokar

Angelo Zanolli

Angelo Zanolli

Janez Vrhovec

Janez Vrhovec

Giorgio Kuru

Giorgio Kuru

Giancarlo Soblone

Giancarlo Soblone

Antonio 'Tonino' Squarciò, the Son

Ronaldo Bonacchi

Ronaldo Bonacchi

Bore Squarciò, the Son

Umberto Spadaro

Umberto Spadaro

Gaspare Puggioni, 1st Coast Guard Officer

Pasquale Campagnola

Pasquale Campagnola

(uncredited)

Milutin Jasnić

Milutin Jasnić

(uncredited)

Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo

(uncredited)

Angela Sarlone

Angela Sarlone

(uncredited)

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