The Wide Blue Road


The Wide Blue Road is a 1957 Italian romance drama film directed by Gillo Pontecorvo.

Plot

The story follows the harsh rugged life of a poor fisherman on La Maddalena. In a desperate effort to improve the lives of his family he begins to fish illegally using bombs instead of relying on nets. However this method invokes the hatred of the other fishermen.

Cast

Reception

, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 76 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".