The Wide Blue Road
1957 · Movie · 103 min. · Italy
The nearly forgotten first feature by director Gillo Pontecorvo is an engaging artifact that whips up some strong suspense, in which a poor Italian fisherman named Squarcio (Yves Montand) supports his growing family (including Alida Valli as his wife) through the illegal procedure of dynamite fishing--tossing handmade grenades into the ocean to capture the KO'ed seafood. Unfortunately for Squarcio, the island village has a new Coast Guard commander who's determined to stop such lawbreaking activity.
Direction Gillo Pontecorvo
Cast Yves Montand · Alida Valli · Francisco Rabal · Peter Carsten · Umberto Spadaro · Federica Ranchi · Terence Hill · Ronaldo Bonacchi · Giancarlo Soblone · Alberto Lupo
Soundtrack Carlo Franci
Screenplay Franco Solinas · Gillo Pontecorvo · Ennio De Concini
Cinematography Mario Montuori
Original title La grande strada azzurra
6.8
189 votes (FilmAffinity)
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