Stromboli
“Raging Island... Raging Passions!”
After the end of WWII, a young Lithuanian woman and a young Italian man from Stromboli impulsively marry, but married life on the island is more demanding than she can accept.
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Roberto Rossellini Director · Sergio Amidei Screenplay Gian Paolo Callegari Screenplay
Budget $900K · United States release February 15, 1950 · Produced in Italy, United States
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Budget
$900,000
Production
RKO Radio Pictures
Production
Berit Film
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The Criterion Collection
Production
RKO
Studio · Production
Berit Films
Production
Italy · United States
Produced in
Dopo l'uragano · Of God's Earth
Working titles
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Original title
Stromboli (Terra di Dio)
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian · Spanish
Release dates
United States · February 15, 1950
Theatrical
Italy · March 9, 1951
Theatrical · Turin
Brazil
September 26, 2014 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
March 15, 2018 · Theatrical
France
October 18, 1950 · Theatrical
October 20, 1950 · Theatrical · Paris
October 25, 1983 · Premiere · Villerupt Italian Film Festival
October 25, 2003 · Premiere · Villerupt Italian Film Festival
July 2, 2014 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
February 12, 2021 · Physical · DVD
June 30, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
November 1, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
Germany
February 9, 1951 · Theatrical · West Germany
May 21, 1980 · TV · East Germany
November 1, 2025 · Digital · Arte•tv
Italy
August 26, 1950 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
October 8, 1950 · Premiere · Turin (International Film Week)
March 10, 1951 · Theatrical · Milan
March 15, 1951 · Theatrical · Rome
Netherlands
January 30, 2006 · TV · Nederland 3
September 16, 2021 · Premiere · Film by the Sea Film Festival
Portugal
November 23, 1950 · Theatrical
April 4, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
May 14, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
August 5, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
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