On October 9th, 1963, at 10:39 pm, 260 million cubic meters of rock fell down from Mount Toc into the artificial lake formed by the Vajont dam, one of the the higher dams in the world. The ... See full summary »
Two sections of the Vajont dam were built in Cimolais, Italy. The "dam under construction" section was built on a railway and then filmed with motion control. Santa Croce artificial lake was dried up by ENEL (the Italian electric energy company) to film the final sequence.
Ancilla:
That's a beautiful story. Really... If I think about it... I'd like a story like that too.
Olmo Montaner:
For a story like that, you have to start from the beginning.
Ancilla:
Listen... you didn't chose this one at random...
Olmo Montaner:
Well, I was thinking... it's time to start a family.
Jorge Perugorria screams as he's watching the killing-water wave but his mounth is not open.
Production wish to thank all the inhabitants of the areas hit by the disaster for the magnificent and generous collaboration offered to the crew and to the cast during the filming.
Italian, French
ITL17,000,000,000 (estimated)
$329,092