

Under the Sign of Scorpio
1969-04-04 · 100 min · ★ 5.7
An island has been decimated by a volcanic eruption and the few survivors escape to a nearby island. Led by Rutolo, they know that their new home is equally susceptible to such a catastrophe via its own volcano, but they are unable to convince the current inhabitants of Island #2 to flee with them to a mainland.
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- Directors
- Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani
- Production companies
- Ministero del Turismo e dello Spettacolo, Ager Cinematografica
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
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Gian Maria VolontéRenno
Lucia BosèGlaia
Giulio BrogiRutolo
Steffen ZachariasThe Old Islander
Piera Degli Esposti
Alessandro Haber
Claudia Rittore
Stefano Guerrieri
Giovanni Brusadori
Olimpia Carlisi
Massimo Castri
Laura De Marchi
Giuliano Esperanti
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