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La terra trema

Call Number

  • DVD FOREIGN (CEN)

Languages

In Italian with English subtitles.

Performers

Antonio Pietrangeli, Lulchino Visconti, Antonio Arcidiacono.

Publication Information

[Bellmore, NY] : International Classic Films LLC, [2012]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (160 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

In the poor Sicilian village of Aci Trezza the fisherman have been exploited for generations. Tired of the endless cycle of poverty, a young soldier returns home from war and convinces his family to strike out on their own. Tragically, his plan to change the system is met with a cruel blow that pushes them even further under water.

Notes

Title from container.

"Italian neorealist cinema"--Container.

Based on the novel I Malavogliaby by Giovanni Verga.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1948.

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