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La Terra Trema
La Terra Trema

La Terra Trema

Genres

Drama

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In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

160 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

03 December 1949

Country

Italy

Cast

Antonio Arcidiacono

Antonio Arcidiacono

Ntoni (uncredited)

Giuseppe Arcidiacono

Giuseppe Arcidiacono

Cola (uncredited)

Venera Bonaccorso

Venera Bonaccorso

La Vecchia Che Ride (uncredited)

Nicola Castorino

Nicola Castorino

Nicola (uncredited)

Rosa Catalano

Rosa Catalano

Rosa (uncredited)

Rosa Costanzo

Rosa Costanzo

Nedda (uncredited)

Alfio Fichera

Alfio Fichera

Michele (uncredited)

Carmela Fichera

Carmela Fichera

La Baronessa (uncredited)

Rosario Galvagno

Rosario Galvagno

Don Salvatore, il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri (uncredited)

Agnese Giammona

Agnese Giammona

Lucia (uncredited)

Nelluccia Giammona

Nelluccia Giammona

Mara (uncredited)

Giovanni Greco

Giovanni Greco

(uncredited)

Ignazio Maccarone

Ignazio Maccarone

Maccarone (uncredited)

Giovanni Maiorana

Giovanni Maiorana

Un Bambino (uncredited)

Antonino Micale

Antonino Micale

Vanni (uncredited)

Maria Micale

Maria Micale

La Madre (uncredited)

Concettina Mirabella

Concettina Mirabella

(uncredited)

Angelo Morabito

Angelo Morabito

Un Cliente dell'Osteria (uncredited)

Pasquale Pellegrino

Pasquale Pellegrino

Pescatore (uncredited)

Amilcare Pettinelli

Amilcare Pettinelli

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Antonio Pietrangeli

Antonio Pietrangeli

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Alfio Valastro

Alfio Valastro

Bandiera (uncredited)

Antonino Valastro

Antonino Valastro

Pandolla (uncredited)

Francesco Valastro

Francesco Valastro

Afro (uncredited)

Lorenzo Valastro

Lorenzo Valastro

Lorenzo (uncredited)

Raimondo Valastro

Raimondo Valastro

Raimondo (uncredited)

Salvatore Valastro

Salvatore Valastro

Il Pignoratore (uncredited)

Santo Valastro

Santo Valastro

Santo (uncredited)

Sebastiano Valastro

Sebastiano Valastro

Il Padre (uncredited)

Giuseppe Vicari

Giuseppe Vicari

Piccola (uncredited)

Salvatore Vicari

Salvatore Vicari

Alfio (uncredited)

Luchino Visconti

Luchino Visconti

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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