Directed by:
Gillo PontecorvoScreenplay:
Gillo PontecorvoCinematography:
Mario MontuoriComposer:
Carlo FranciCast:
Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francisco Rabal, Peter Carsten, Terence Hill, Janez Vrhovec, Gillo Pontecorvo, Umberto Spadaro, Federica RanchiPlots(1)
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… (Turner Classic Movies)
(more)Cast
Yves Montand
Italy
Best movies:
Jean de Florette (1986)
Manon of the Spring (1986)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Alida Valli
Italy
Best movies:
Dialogue with the Carmelites (1960)
The 3rd Man (1949)
1900 (1976)
Francisco Rabal
Spain
Best movies:
History (1986) (TV movie)
Viridiana (1961)
La colmena (1982)
Peter Carsten
German Empire
Best movies:
The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
Battle Inferno (1959)
Scampolo (1958)
Terence Hill
Italy
Best movies:
Vacation with a Gangster (1954)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Man of the East (1972)
Janez Vrhovec
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
I Even Met Happy Gypsies (1967)
Banović Strahinja (1981)
When I Am Dead and Pale (1967)
Gillo Pontecorvo
Italy
Best movies:
The Wide Blue Road (1957)
The Stupids (1996)
Umberto Spadaro
Italy
Best movies:
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
In the Name of the Law (1949)
Federica Ranchi
Italy
Best movies:
The Wide Blue Road (1957)
Violent Summer (1959)