Vulcano
Lava hot with fury, power, passions!
1950 · 98 min · ★ 5.9 · Drama
Former prostitute Maddalena, exiled to the island of her birth by the police, suffers ostracism by the locals, as she tries to defend her younger sister's virtue from the advances of a deep-sea diver.
Directed by William Dieterle · Written by Renzo Avanzo
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Anna Magnani Maddalena Natoli -
Rossano Brazzi Donato -
Geraldine Brooks Maria, Maddalena's Sister -
Eduardo Ciannelli Giulio - A Adriano Ambrogi Don Antonio
- L Lucia Belfadel Carmela
- C Cesare Giuffrè Alvaro
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Rosina Galli Worker -
Enzo Staiola Nino - F Francesco Cupane Merchant
- I Ignazio Consiglio Captain of the Ship
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