La Terra Trema (1948)
La terra trema (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 2h 40min
- Drama
- 1957 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Antonio Arcidiacono | ... |
Ntoni (uncredited)
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Giuseppe Arcidiacono | ... |
Cola (uncredited)
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Venera Bonaccorso | ... |
La vecchia che ride (uncredited)
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Nicola Castorino | ... |
Nicola (uncredited)
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Rosa Catalano | ... |
Rosa (uncredited)
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Rosa Costanzo | ... |
Nedda (uncredited)
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Alfio Fichera | ... |
Michele (uncredited)
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Carmela Fichera | ... |
La baronessa (uncredited)
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Rosario Galvagno | ... |
Don Salvatore, il maresciallo dei carabinieri (uncredited)
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Agnese Giammona | ... |
Lucia (uncredited)
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Nelluccia Giammona | ... |
Mara (uncredited)
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Giovanni Greco | ... |
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Ignazio Maccarone | ... |
Maccarone (uncredited)
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Giovanni Maiorana | ... |
Un bambino (uncredited)
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Antonino Micale | ... |
Vanni (uncredited)
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Maria Micale | ... |
La madre (uncredited)
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Concettina Mirabella | ... |
(uncredited)
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Angelo Morabito | ... |
Un cliente dell'osteria (uncredited)
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Pasquale Pellegrino | ... |
Pescatore (uncredited)
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Amilcare Pettinelli | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Antonio Pietrangeli | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Alfio Valastro | ... |
Bandiera (uncredited)
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Antonino Valastro | ... |
Pandolla (uncredited)
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Francesco Valastro | ... |
Afro (uncredited)
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Lorenzo Valastro | ... |
Lorenzo (uncredited)
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Raimondo Valastro | ... |
Raimondo (uncredited)
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Salvatore Valastro | ... |
Il pignoratore (uncredited)
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Santo Valastro | ... |
Santo (uncredited)
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Sebastiano Valastro | ... |
Il padre (uncredited)
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Giuseppe Vicari | ... |
Piccola (uncredited)
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Salvatore Vicari | ... |
Alfio (uncredited)
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| Luchino Visconti | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Luchino Visconti | ||
Written by
| Antonio Pietrangeli | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
| Giovanni Verga | ... | (novel) (uncredited) |
| Luchino Visconti | ... | (screenplay) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Salvo D'Angelo | ... | producer |
| Luchino Visconti | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Willy Ferrero | ||
Cinematography by
| G.R. Aldo | ||
Editing by
| Mario Serandrei | ||
Production Management
| Anna Davini | ... | production manager |
| Claudio Forges Davanzati | ... | assistant production manager |
| Renato Silvestri | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Francesco Rosi | ... | assistant director (as Franco Rosi) |
| Franco Zeffirelli | ... | assistant director |
| Demofilo Fidani | ... | trainee assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Ovidio Del Grande | ... | sound engineer |
| Mario Ronchetti | ... | recording director |
| Vittorio Trentino | ... | sound |
| Domenico Dubbini | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gianni Di Venanzo | ... | camera operator |
| Nello Nutarelli | ... | key grip |
| Aiace Parolin | ... | assistant camera (as Ajace Parolin) |
| Bruno Pasqualini | ... | head electrician |
| Paul Ronald | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| Willy Ferrero | ... | conductor |
| Edoardo Micucci | ... | assistant musical director (as Maestro Micucci) |
| Luchino Visconti | ... | musical collaborator |
Additional Crew
| Vincenzo Genesi | ... | laboratory technician (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Compagnia Edizioni Internazionali Artistiche Distribuzione (CEIAD) (1950) (Italy) (theatrical) (co-distribution)
- Victor Film (1950) (Italy) (theatrical)
- VIGGO (2019) (Italy) (video)
- Centrala Wynajmu Filmów (1951) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Mario de Vecchi (1965) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Arthaus (2013) (Germany) (DVD) (Luchino Visconti Edition)
- BFI Video (2003) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Homescreen (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Ripley's Home Video (2007) (Italy) (DVD) (restored)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
- VIGGO (2015) (World-wide)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinecittà (sound equipment)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Poor Sicilian fishermen are exploited by fish wholesalers. One of the families is trying to escape them by being their own bosses and buying their own boat. But nobody helps them, and even the weather and fate are against them. How can they win in a wild world? Written by Yepok |
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Did You Know?
| 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 » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985). See more » |
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Title Card:
[in Italian]
In Sicily, Italian is not the language of the poor. See more » |