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La Terra Trema (1948)
La terra trema: Episodio del mare (original title)

160 min  -  Drama   -  1957 (USA)
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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.

Director:

Luchino Visconti
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Cast

Uncredited cast:
Antonio Arcidiacono Antonio Arcidiacono ...
Ntoni (uncredited)
Giuseppe Arcidiacono Giuseppe Arcidiacono ...
Cola (uncredited)
Venera Bonaccorso Venera Bonaccorso ...
La vecchia che ride (uncredited)
Nicola Castorino Nicola Castorino ...
Nicola (uncredited)
Rosa Catalano Rosa Catalano ...
Rosa (uncredited)
Rosa Costanzo Rosa Costanzo ...
Nedda (uncredited)
Alfio Fichera Alfio Fichera ...
Michele (uncredited)
Carmela Fichera Carmela Fichera ...
La baronessa (uncredited)
Rosario Galvagno Rosario Galvagno ...
Don Salvatore, il maresciallo dei carabinieri (uncredited)
Agnese Giammona Agnese Giammona ...
Lucia (uncredited)
Nelluccia Giammona Nelluccia Giammona ...
Mara (uncredited)
Giovanni Greco Giovanni Greco ...
(uncredited)
Ignazio Maccarone Ignazio Maccarone ...
Maccarone (uncredited)
Giovanni Maiorana Giovanni Maiorana ...
Un bambino (uncredited)
Antonino Micale Antonino Micale ...
Vanni (uncredited)
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Storyline

Poor Sicilian fishers are exploited by fish wholesalers. One of the families is trying to escape them by being their own boss. But fate nobody helps them, and even fate is against them. Written by Yepok  

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Sicilian | Boat | Sicily | Fish | Fishermen  | See more »

Genres:

Drama

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Country:

Italy

Language:

Sicilian | Italian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

A Terra Treme See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universalia Film See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

When financing fell through, Visconti was forced to sell some of his mother's jewelry and one of the family's apartments in Rome to finish the film. See more »

Quotes

Narrator: [in Italian] 12 hours of blood and sweat to take home the bare minimum required not to die of hunger. And yet, their nets were full when they pulled them up.
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Referenced in Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) See more »