La grande strada azzurra (English

English language

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: The Wide Blue Road) is a 1957 Italian romance drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo

Gillo Pontecorvo

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 and Maleno Malenotti.

Plot

The story follows the harsh rugged life of a poor fisherman on a small island off the Dalmatian coast of Italy. In a desperate effort to improve the lives of his family he begins to fish illegally using bombs instead of relying on nets. However this method invokes the hatred of the other fishermen and finally results in tragedy.

Cast

• Yves Montand
  Yves Montand
  -Early life:Montand was born Ivo Livi in Monsummano Terme, Italy, the son of poor peasants Giuseppina and Giovanni Livi, a broommaker. Montand's mother was a devout Catholic, while his father held strong Communist beliefs. Because of the Fascist regime in Italy, Montand's family left for France in...
  
  
• Alida Valli
  Alida Valli
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• Francisco Rabal
  Francisco Rabal
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• Umberto Spadaro
  Umberto Spadaro
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• Peter Carsten
  Peter Carsten
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• Federica Ranchi
• Terence Hill
  Terence Hill
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