

Vajont
2001-10-12 · 116 min · ★ 6.5
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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Production details
- 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 SerraultL'Ingegner Carlo Semenza
Daniel AuteuilNino Biadene
Laura MoranteTina Merlin
Leo GullottaMario Pancini
Anita CaprioliAncilla
Jorge PerugorríaOlmo Montaner
Philippe LeroyGiorgio dal Piaz
Nicola Di PintoFrancesco Penta
Mauro CoronaPiero Corona
Massimo SarchielliReverendo
Jean-Christophe BrétignièreEdoardo Semenza
Federica MartinelliMargherita
Eleonora MartinelliGiannina
Bruno BilottaRemo
Paco RecontiBertolissi
Maria Cristina MastrangeliElena
Pietro GhislandiSensidoni
François MontagutAldo MerlinTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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