The Wide Blue Road (Italian: La grande strada azzurra) is a 1957 Italian romance drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.

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The Wide Blue Road
A poster with the film's English title: The Wide Blue Road
Directed by	Gillo Pontecorvo
Written by	Ennio De Concini Gillo Pontecorvo Maleno Malenotti
Story by	Franco Solinas
Produced by	Maleno Malenotti
Starring	Yves Montand Alida Valli
Cinematography	Mario Montuori
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Carlo Franci
Distributed by	G.E.S.I. Cinematografica
Release date	22 November 1957 (1957-11-22)
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	France Italy West Germany Yugoslavia
Language	Italian

Plot

The story follows the harsh rugged life of a poor fisherman on a small island off the Dalmatian coast. 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

• Alida Valli - Rosetta
• Yves Montand - Squarciò
• Francisco Rabal - Salvatore
• Umberto Spadaro - Marshal
• Peter Carsten - Rivo
• Federica Ranchi - Diana
• Terence Hill - Renato

External links

• The Wide Blue Road at IMDb

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[ru] Большая голубая дорога