La Terra Trema
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
160 min
Release Date
1949-12-03
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Vote Count
165
Vote Average
7.7
Antonio Arcidiacono
Ntoni (uncredited)
Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Cola (uncredited)
Venera Bonaccorso
La Vecchia Che Ride (uncredited)
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)
Antonio Pietrangeli
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Alfio Valastro
Bandiera (uncredited)
Antonino Valastro
Pandolla (uncredited)
Francesco Valastro
Afro (uncredited)
Lorenzo Valastro
Lorenzo (uncredited)
Raimondo Valastro
Raimondo (uncredited)
Salvatore Valastro
Il Pignoratore (uncredited)
Santo Valastro
Santo (uncredited)
Sebastiano Valastro
Il Padre (uncredited)
Giuseppe Vicari
Piccola (uncredited)
Salvatore Vicari
Alfio (uncredited)
Luchino Visconti
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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