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The Year Long Road (1958)

Original title: La strada lunga un anno

1958-07-11 · 2h 42m · IT
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Italian director Giueseppe DeSantis was the creative force behind this Yugoslavian "slice of life" drama. The title translates as The Year-Long Road; accordingly, the plot concerns a joint, voluntary effort between Italy and Yugoslavia to construct a highway along the countries' Naturally, this animosity wreaks havoc on the various Romeo-Juliet romances in the region. All is resolved when oil is discovered on one of the islands. An American oil company is finally able to establish détente between the warring factions, smoothing the path for the long-delayed marriages of three young couples.

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Tonino GuerraWriterElio PetriWriterGiuseppe De SantisDirector, WriterGianni PucciniWriter

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Silvana PampaniniSilvana PampaniniGiuseppina Pancrazi (Katarina)Eleonora Rossi DragoEleonora Rossi DragoSusannaMassimo GirottiMassimo GirottiChiacchiera (Naklapalo)Bert SotlarBert SotlarGuglielmo Cosma (Emil Kozma)Ivica PajerIvica PajerLorencoMilivoje ŽivanovićMilivoje ŽivanovićUčiteljGordana MiletićGordana MiletićAngelaNikša StefaniniNikša StefaniniDavidHermina PipinićHermina PipinićAgnezaLia Rho-BarbieriLia Rho-BarbieriRozaAntun VrdoljakAntun VrdoljakBernardBranko TatićBranko TatićAntonio

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Road movie

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityRoad MovieDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference261936Actor preference205838 · 336243 · 211775

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What is The Year Long Road about?

Italian director Giueseppe DeSantis was the creative force behind this Yugoslavian "slice of life" drama. The title translates as The Year-Long Road; accordingly, the plot concerns a joint, voluntary effort between Italy and Yugoslavia to construct a highway along the countries' Naturally, this animosity wreaks havoc on the various Romeo-Juliet romances in the region. All is resolved when oil is discovered on one of the islands. An American oil company is finally able to establish détente between the warring factions, smoothing the path for the long-delayed marriages of three young couples.

How long is The Year Long Road?

The Year Long Road has a runtime of 162 minutes.