Vajont (2001): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2001, Vajont is a drama film directed by Renzo Martinelli.

What it’s about. 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.

Who’s in it. Vajont stars Michel Serrault as L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza, Daniel Auteuil as Nino Biadene, Laura Morante as Tina Merlin and Jorge Perugorría as Olmo Montaner, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, Vajont has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Vajont page.

If you liked it. Fans of Vajont tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.