Vajont
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Renzo Martinelli
Michel Serrault
Daniel Auteuil
Laura Morante
Jorge Perugorria
Anita Caprioli
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On October 9, 1963, one of the worst disasters in Italian history saw a mountain landslide overflow the world's highest hydroelectric dam. The resulting flood washed away several valley townships, killing 2,000 people. A forseeable accident, the seeds of tragedy were sewn in 1959 when the damn was constructed. Chief engineers Carlo Semenza and Nino Biadene, eager to secure the lucrative hydroelectricity contract, ignored reports that the design was unsafe. The project went into construction, earning a large sum for the companies involved. Four years later, 900 cubic meters of rock came down from Mount Toc provoking the lethal 750-foot wave.
Director
Renzo Martinelli
Cast
Michel Serrault
Daniel Auteuil
Laura Morante
Jorge Perugorria
Anita Caprioli
Leo Gullotta
Philippe Leroy-beaulieu
Jean-christophe Bretigniere
Nicola Dipinto
Crew
Roberto Andreucci
Andrea Bocelli
Luigi Bonanno
Marcello Buffa
David Bush
Pietro Calderoni
Daniele Cascella
Luca Di Molsetta
Andre Farwagi
Francesco Frigeri
Giuseppe Giglietti
Filippa Giordano
Blasco Giurato
Francois Marquis
Renzo Martinelli
Tina Merlin
Piero Parisi
Massimo Quaglia
Francesco Sartori
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Film was released in Italy on October 9, 2001, the 38th anniversary of the Mount Toc landslide tragedy.
