The Wide Blue Road Movie Review 1957

Neo-realist melodrama stars Montand as stubborn fisherman Squarcio, who lives with his family in a small village off the Adriatic Sea. Determined to support his family by any means, he scorns the nets used by his fellow fisherman and instead goes illegal dynamite fishing. Successful at first, this practice leads to tragedy for Squarcio and his family. Pontecorvo's debut film; Italian with subtitles.

Distribution

Milestone Film & Video, PO Box 128, Harrington Park, NJ 07640-0128, Phone: (201)767-3117, Toll-free: 800-603-1104, Fax: (201)767-3035, Email: milefilms@aol.com, URL: http://www.milestonefilms.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 99 minutes.
Originally from Italian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Go Fish, Italy, Family Ties, Hard Knock Life

Screenplay

Gillo Pontecorvo, Franco Solinas

Cast

Yves Montand, Alida Valli, Francesco Rabal, Frederica Ranchi, Ronaldo Bonacchi

Cinematography

Mario Montuori

Director

Gillo Pontecorvo

Music

Carlo Franci