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Under the Sign of Scorpio
Under the Sign of Scorpio

Under the Sign of Scorpio

Genres

Drama

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An island has been decimated by a volcanic eruption and the few survivors escape to a nearby island. Led by Rutolo, they know that their new home is equally susceptible to such a catastrophe via its own volcano, but they are unable to convince the current inhabitants of Island #2 to flee with them to a mainland.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

04 April 1969

Country

Italy

Cast

Gian Maria Volonté

Gian Maria Volonté

Renno

Lucia Bosè

Lucia Bosè

Glaia

Giulio Brogi

Giulio Brogi

Rutolo

Samy Pavel

Samy Pavel

Tanelo

Daniele Dublino

Daniele Dublino

Femio

Steffen Zacharias

Steffen Zacharias

The Old Islander

Piera Degli Esposti

Piera Degli Esposti

Alessandro Haber

Alessandro Haber

Claudia Rittore

Claudia Rittore

Milvia Deanna Frosini

Milvia Deanna Frosini

Stefano Guerrieri

Stefano Guerrieri

Giovanni Brusatori

Giovanni Brusatori

Olimpia Carlisi

Olimpia Carlisi

Massimo Castri

Massimo Castri

Franco Cataldi

Franco Cataldi

Laura De Marchi

Laura De Marchi

Sergio De Vecchi

Sergio De Vecchi

Giuliano Esperanti

Giuliano Esperanti

Saro Liotta

Saro Liotta

Biagio Pelligra

Biagio Pelligra

Antonio Piovanelli

Antonio Piovanelli

Maggiorino Porta

Maggiorino Porta

Vito Rocca

Vito Rocca

Giuseppe Scarcella

Giuseppe Scarcella

Renato Scarpa

Renato Scarpa

Catarina Lievacic

Catarina Lievacic

Bruno Cattaneo

Bruno Cattaneo

Marcello Di Martire

Marcello Di Martire

Maria Teresa Piaggio

Maria Teresa Piaggio

Anita Saxe

Anita Saxe

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