La Terra Trema

La Terra Trema

1949•2h 40m•7.7/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.7/10(172)

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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Production

Universalia Film, AR.TE.AS Film

Language

IT

Status

Released

Release Date

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 (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

(uncredited)

Ignazio Maccarone

Maccarone (uncredited)

Giovanni Maiorana

Un Bambino (uncredited)

Antonino Micale

Vanni (uncredited)

Maria Micale

La Madre (uncredited)

Concettina Mirabella

(uncredited)

Angelo Morabito

Un Cliente dell'Osteria (uncredited)

Pasquale Pellegrino

Pescatore (uncredited)

Amilcare Pettinelli

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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