DVD
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.