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La Terra Trema (1948)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 42M

Director : Luchino Visconti
Writer : Antonio Pietrangeli, Luchino Visconti

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Antonio Arcidiacono
Antonio Arcidiacono
Ntoni
Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Cola
Venera Bonaccorso
Venera Bonaccorso
La vecchia che ride
Nicola Castorino
Nicola Castorino
Nicola
Rosa Catalano
Rosa Catalano
Rosa
Rosa Costanzo
Rosa Costanzo
Nedda
Alfio Fichera
Alfio Fichera
Michele
Carmela Fichera
Carmela Fichera
the baroness
Rosario Galvagno
Rosario Galvagno
Don Salvatore, the police sergeant
Agnese Giammona
Agnese Giammona
Lucia
Nelluccia Giammona
Nelluccia Giammona
Mara
Giovanni Greco
Giovanni Greco
Ignazio Maccarone
Ignazio Maccarone
Maccarone
Giovanni Maiorana
Giovanni Maiorana
child

Crews

Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Director
Giovanni Verga
Giovanni Verga
Novel
Antonio Pietrangeli
Antonio Pietrangeli
Screenplay
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay
Salvo D'Angelo
Salvo D'Angelo
Producer
G.R. Aldo
G.R. Aldo
Director of Photography
Mario Serandrei
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Anna Davini
Anna Davini
Production Manager
Gianni Di Venanzo
Gianni Di Venanzo
Camera Operator
Vittorio Trentino
Vittorio Trentino
Sound
Willy Ferrero
Willy Ferrero
Original Music Composer
Willy Ferrero
Willy Ferrero
Conductor
Edoardo Micucci
Edoardo Micucci
Music Arranger
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Music Coordinator
Francesco Rosi
Francesco Rosi
First Assistant Director
Franco Zeffirelli
Franco Zeffirelli
First Assistant Director
Paul Ronald
Paul Ronald
Still Photographer
Aiace Parolin
Aiace Parolin
Assistant Camera
Renato Silvestri
Renato Silvestri
Production Manager
Ovidio Del Grande
Ovidio Del Grande
Sound
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti
Story
Claudio Forges Davanzati
Claudio Forges Davanzati
Unit Manager

Posters and backgrounds

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