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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%. Scores higher than 75% of the 412 1940s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 40m.
Synopsis
In rural Sicily, the fishermen live at the mercy of the greedy wholesalers. One family risks everything to buy their own boat and operate independently.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
176 audience votes
Key crew
- Luchino ViscontiDirector
- Willy FerreroOriginal Music Composer
- Luchino ViscontiScreenplay
- Antonio PietrangeliScreenplay
Cast
- Antonio ArcidiaconoNtoni (uncredited)
- Giuseppe ArcidiaconoCola (uncredited)
- Venera BonaccorsoLa Vecchia Che Ride (uncredited)
- Nicola CastorinoNicola (uncredited)
- Rosa CatalanoRosa (uncredited)
- Rosa CostanzoNedda (uncredited)
- Alfio FicheraMichele (uncredited)
- Carmela FicheraLa Baronessa (uncredited)
- Rosario GalvagnoDon Salvatore, il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri (uncredited)
- Agnese GiammonaLucia (uncredited)
- Nelluccia GiammonaMara (uncredited)
- Giovanni Greco(uncredited)
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Themes
fishsicily, italyboatfishermanneo realismitalian neo realism