Vulcano
1950 · Movie · 105 min. · Italy
Anna Magnani, a prostitute, is banished from Naples and returns to her home, a volcanic island off of southern Italy. There, she is accepted only by her younger sister and younger brother, and takes whatever job she can to get by. Rossano Brazzi, a diver by trade but a procuer for a prostitution ring---the white slave trade in those days---sets his cap for Anna's beautiful sister who has fallen in love with him. Anna sleeps with Brazzi to convince the sister he is bad news but the sister thinks otherwise. Later, on Brazzi's boat, Anna is pumping air to him while he is on an underwater dive and she resorts to the only course she has left to save her sister. She stops pumping. Feeling guilt and remorse she then climbs the island volcano as it begins erupting.
Direction William Dieterle
Cast Anna Magnani · Rossano Brazzi · Geraldine Brooks · Eduardo Ciannelli · Enzo Staiola · Rosina Galli · Lucia Belfadel · Adriano Ambrogi
Soundtrack Enzo Masetti
Screenplay Piero Tellini · Victor Stolof · Mario Chiari
Cinematography Arturo Gallea
Original title Vulcano
6.2
82 votes (FilmAffinity)
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