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Vajont

2001-10-12 · 116 min · ★ 6.5

Drama

On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc to the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, the higher dam in the world. The landslide formed a 250-meters wave and 50 million cubic meters of water completely destroied all the below towns, killing more than 2000 people. Planned by engineer Semenza, Vajont dam (263 meters) had to carry the electricity in all the houses of the country. Tina Merlin, a journalist from 'L'Unitá', tried for years to denounce the danger to build a dam near the Mount Toc and expecially to denounce all the omissions by the corrupted politicians and workers in charge of the dam construction. They preferred to trust in old geologist Dal Piaz instead to hear engineer Semenza young son's alarming analysis. No one seemed to understand the high danger until that October fatal night.

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Directors
Renzo Martinelli
Production companies
S.D.P. Films, Les Productions Bagheera, Canal+, Martinelli Film Company International, RAI Cinema, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Comune di Vajont, MiC
Countries
France, Italy
Status
Released
Budget
USD 17,000,000
Revenue
USD 329,092

Top Cast

Michel SerraultMichel SerraultL'Ingegner Carlo Semenza
Daniel AuteuilDaniel AuteuilNino Biadene
Laura MoranteLaura MoranteTina Merlin
Leo GullottaLeo GullottaMario Pancini
Anita CaprioliAnita CaprioliAncilla
Jorge PerugorríaJorge PerugorríaOlmo Montaner
Philippe LeroyPhilippe LeroyGiorgio dal Piaz
Nicola Di PintoNicola Di PintoFrancesco Penta
Mauro CoronaMauro CoronaPiero Corona
Massimo SarchielliMassimo SarchielliReverendo
Jean-Christophe BrétignièreJean-Christophe BrétignièreEdoardo Semenza
Federica MartinelliFederica MartinelliMargherita
Eleonora MartinelliEleonora MartinelliGiannina
Maurizio TrombiniIng. Desidera
Bruno BilottaBruno BilottaRemo
Paco RecontiPaco RecontiBertolissi
Antonio FabbriProf. Ghetti
Maria Cristina MastrangeliMaria Cristina MastrangeliElena
Pietro GhislandiPietro GhislandiSensidoni
François MontagutFrançois MontagutAldo Merlin

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