The Wide Blue Road

Nov 22, 1957

1h 43m

★ 6.0

Overview

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…

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

GE.S.I. Cinematografica

Play Art

Eichberg-Film

Triglav film

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Cast

Giovanni Squarciò

Yves Montand

Rosetta, the Wife

Alida Valli

Salvatore

Francisco Rabal

Riva, 2nd Coast Guard Officer

Peter Carsten

Diana Squarciò, the Daughter

Federica Ranchi

Renato

Terence Hill

Josip Batistić

Stane Potokar

Angelo Zanolli

Janez Vrhovec

Giorgio Kuru

Antonio 'Tonino' Squarciò, the Son

Giancarlo Soblone

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