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Maa järisee

Original title: La terra trema
  • 19481948
  • SS
  • 2h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
5.1K
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Maa järisee (1948)
Drama
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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
5.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
28,971
8,996
  • Director
    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Antonio Pietrangeli(screenplay)
    • Giovanni Verga(novel)
    • Luchino Visconti(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Luchino Visconti(voice)
    • Antonio Pietrangeli(voice)
    • Antonio Arcidiacono(uncredited)
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  • Director
    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Antonio Pietrangeli(screenplay)
    • Giovanni Verga(novel)
    • Luchino Visconti(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Luchino Visconti(voice)
    • Antonio Pietrangeli(voice)
    • Antonio Arcidiacono(uncredited)
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    • 23User reviews
    • 38Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Luchino Visconti
    Luchino Visconti
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Antonio Pietrangeli
    Antonio Pietrangeli
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Antonio Arcidiacono
    • Ntoni
    • (uncredited)
    Giuseppe Arcidiacono
    • Cola
    • (uncredited)
    Venera Bonaccorso
    • La vecchia che ride
    • (uncredited)
    Nicola Castorino
    • Nicola
    • (uncredited)
    Rosa Catalano
    • Rosa
    • (uncredited)
    Rosa Costanzo
    • Nedda
    • (uncredited)
    Alfio Fichera
    • Michele
    • (uncredited)
    Carmela Fichera
    • La baronessa
    • (uncredited)
    Rosario Galvagno
    • Don Salvatore, il maresciallo dei carabinieri
    • (uncredited)
    Agnese Giammona
    • Lucia
    • (uncredited)
    Nelluccia Giammona
    • Mara
    • (uncredited)
    Giovanni Greco
      Ignazio Maccarone
      • Maccarone
      • (uncredited)
      Giovanni Maiorana
      • Un bambino
      • (uncredited)
      Antonino Micale
      • Vanni
      • (uncredited)
      Maria Micale
      • La madre
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Luchino Visconti
      • Writers
        • Antonio Pietrangeli(screenplay) (uncredited)
        • Giovanni Verga(novel) (uncredited)
        • Luchino Visconti(screenplay) (uncredited)
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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.
      • Quotes

        Title Card: [in Italian] In Sicily, Italian is not the language of the poor.

      • Alternate versions
        Was originally released without Italian narration, but it flopped because the Italian audience could not understand the Sicilian dialect. Visconti re-released it with his own narration, which many find detracts from the film.
      • Connections
        Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985)

      User reviews23

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      La terra trema review
      Luchino Visconti's vivid portrayal of the grinding poverty endured by Sicilian fishermen under the oppressive rule of grasping wholesalers is a relentlessly grim saga that casts an unflattering light on the crowd's blind propensity to condemn those who strive to rise above their lot in life. Depressing stuff, but hugely compelling in spite of its lengthy running time.
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      • Apr 27, 2020

      Details

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      • Release date
        • December 3, 1949 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Languages
        • Sicilian
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • La Terra Trema
      • Filming locations
        • Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, Catania, Sicily, Italy
      • Production companies
        • AR.TE.AS Film
        • Universalia Film
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      • Runtime
        2 hours 40 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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