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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Cast
26 people
Michel Serrault
L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza
Known for
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Daniel Auteuil
Nino Biadene
Known for
Caché
La Belle Époque
Laura Morante
Tina Merlin
Known for
The Son's Room
Bianca
Leo Gullotta
Mario Pancini
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
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Anita Caprioli
Ancilla
Known for
Santa Maradona
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Jorge Perugorría
Olmo Montaner
Known for
Strawberry and Chocolate
Che: Part One
Philippe Leroy
Giorgio dal Piaz
Known for
Le Trou
The Night Porter
Nicola Di Pinto
Francesco Penta
Known for
Cinema Paradiso
A Pure Formality
Mauro Corona
Piero Corona
Massimo Sarchielli
Reverendo
Known for
Ladyhawke
Castle Freak
Jean-Christophe Brétignière
Edoardo Semenza
Known for
Rats: Night of Terror
Federica Martinelli
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Renzo Martinelli Director · Pietro Calderoni Screenplay Francesco Sartori Composer
Worldwide gross $329K · Budget $17M · First release October 12, 2001
Box office
Budget
$17,000,000
Worldwide gross
$329,092
Production
S.D.P. Films
Production
Les Productions Bagheera
Production
Canal+
Production
Martinelli Film Company International
Production
RAI Cinema
Production
Istituto Luce Cinecittà
Production
Comune di Vajont
Production
MiC
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Rai Cinemafiction
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Vajont - La diga del disonore
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · October 12, 2001
Limited theatrical · Triveneto
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 26, 2002 · Premiere · Villerupt Italian Film Festival
November 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
October 19, 2001 · Theatrical
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