The Wide Blue Road
Directed by Gillo PontecorvoSquarciò, 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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The Wide Blue Road was released on November 22, 1957.
The Wide Blue Road was directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.
The Wide Blue Road has a runtime of 1h 43m.
The Wide Blue Road was produced by Maleno Malenotti.
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…
The key characters in The Wide Blue Road are Giovanni Squarciò (Yves Montand), Rosetta, the Wife (Alida Valli), Salvatore (Francisco Rabal).
The Wide Blue Road is rated Not Rated.
The Wide Blue Road is a Drama, Romance film.
The Wide Blue Road has an audience rating of 7.7 out of 10.