Vajont (2001)

ALL 10/12/2001 (it) Drama 116 Min
  • Release
    10/12/2001
  • Production
    S.D.P. Films, Les Productions Bagheera, Canal+, Martinelli Film Company International, RAI Cinema, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Comune di Vajont, MiC
  • Rotten tomato
    66%
  • Original title
    Vajont - La diga del disonore
  • Original language
    it
  • Production Cost
  • 329,092.00
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Overview

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.

  1. Renzo Martinelli

    Director

  2. Producer



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  1. Michel Serrault

    L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza

  2. Daniel Auteuil

    Nino Biadene

  3. Laura Morante

    Tina Merlin

  4. Jorge Perugorría

    Olmo Montaner

  5. Leo Gullotta

    Mario Pancini

  6. Anita Caprioli

    Ancilla

  7. Mauro Corona

    Piero Corona

  8. Philippe Leroy

    Giorgio dal Piaz

  9. Nicola Di Pinto

    Francesco Penta

  10. Massimo Sarchielli

    Reverendo

  11. Jean-Christophe Brétignière

    Edoardo Semenza

  12. Federica Martinelli

    Margherita

  13. Eleonora Martinelli

    Giannina

  14. Maurizio Trombini

    Ing. Desidera

  15. Bruno Bilotta

    Remo

  16. Paco Reconti

    Bertolissi

  17. Antonio Fabbri

    Prof. Ghetti

  18. Maria Cristina Mastrangeli

    Elena

  19. Pietro Ghislandi

    Sensidoni

  20. François Montagut

    Aldo Merlin

  21. Massimo Vanni

    Roncacci

  22. Davide Dal Fiume

    Battistini

  23. Fabio Grossi

    Frosini

  24. Giuseppe Casagrande

    Filippin

  25. Valerio Massimo Manfredi

    Presidente della corte

  26. Roberto Andreucci

    Avvocato Merlin

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 26 , Crews : 148

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Vajont (2001) 116 Min

ALL 10/12/2001 (it)
Drama
  • Release 10/12/2001
  • Production
    S.D.P. Films, Les Productions Bagheera, Canal+, Martinelli Film Company International, RAI Cinema, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Comune di Vajont, MiC
  • Original title Vajont - La diga del disonore
  • it
  • Revenue329,092.00

Overview

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.

  1. Renzo Martinelli

    Director

  2. Renzo Martinelli, Pietro Calderoni

    Story

  3. Massimo Quaglia

    Editor

  4. Producer