The Wide Blue Road.
Set in a fishing village off Italy's Dalmatian coast, under a brilliant, turquoise sky, Yves Montand plays Squarcio, a rogue fisherman who manages to feed his family (his wife played by the exquisite Alida Valli) by tossing bombs into the water to kill the maximum number of fish. When a new chi...
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| Online Access: | A Kanopy streaming video |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | Italian |
| Published: | Kino Lorber, 1957. [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2021. |
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| Summary: | Set in a fishing village off Italy's Dalmatian coast, under a brilliant, turquoise sky, Yves Montand plays Squarcio, a rogue fisherman who manages to feed his family (his wife played by the exquisite Alida Valli) by tossing bombs into the water to kill the maximum number of fish. When a new chief of police puts Squarcio's illegal and dangerous exploits under closer scrutiny, his livelihood is threatened. Montand's unforgettable, complex character is part working-class hero, part macho-cowboy, part 1950s sex symbol at sea. |
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| Item Description: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |