The Wide Blue Road

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

The Wide Blue Road
A poster with the film's English title: The Wide Blue Road
Directed byGillo Pontecorvo
Produced byMaleno Malenotti
Written byEnnio De Concini
Gillo Pontecorvo
Maleno Malenotti
Story byFranco Solinas
StarringYves Montand
Alida Valli
Music byCarlo Franci
CinematographyMario Montuori
Edited byEraldo Da Roma
Distributed byG.E.S.I. Cinematografica
Release date
  • 22 November 1957 (1957-11-22)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryFrance
Italy
West Germany
Yugoslavia
LanguageItalian

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.

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