La Terra Trema
La Terra Trema

La Terra Trema

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1949
2h 40m
7.7(168 votes)
Drama

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.

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32 members
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Antonio Arcidiacono

Ntoni (uncredited)

Antonio Arcidiacono
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Giuseppe Arcidiacono

Cola (uncredited)

Giuseppe Arcidiacono
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Venera Bonaccorso

La Vecchia Che Ride (uncredited)

Venera Bonaccorso
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Nicola Castorino

Nicola (uncredited)

Nicola Castorino
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Rosa Catalano

Rosa (uncredited)

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Rosa Costanzo

Nedda (uncredited)

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Alfio Fichera

Michele (uncredited)

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Carmela Fichera

La Baronessa (uncredited)

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Rosario Galvagno

Don Salvatore, il Maresciallo dei Carabinieri (uncredited)

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Agnese Giammona

Lucia (uncredited)

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Nelluccia Giammona

Mara (uncredited)

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Giovanni Greco

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Ignazio Maccarone

Maccarone (uncredited)

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Giovanni Maiorana

Un Bambino (uncredited)

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Antonino Micale

Vanni (uncredited)

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Maria Micale

La Madre (uncredited)

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Concettina Mirabella

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Angelo Morabito

Un Cliente dell'Osteria (uncredited)

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Pasquale Pellegrino

Pescatore (uncredited)

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Amilcare Pettinelli

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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Antonio Pietrangeli

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Antonio Pietrangeli
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Alfio Valastro

Bandiera (uncredited)

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Antonino Valastro

Pandolla (uncredited)

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Francesco Valastro

Afro (uncredited)

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Lorenzo Valastro

Lorenzo (uncredited)

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Raimondo Valastro

Raimondo (uncredited)

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Salvatore Valastro

Il Pignoratore (uncredited)

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Santo Valastro

Santo (uncredited)

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Sebastiano Valastro

Il Padre (uncredited)

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Giuseppe Vicari

Piccola (uncredited)

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Salvatore Vicari

Alfio (uncredited)

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Luchino Visconti

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Luchino Visconti

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