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.
as L'Ingegner Carlo Semenza
as Nino Biadene
as Tina Merlin
as Olmo Montaner
as Mario Pancini
as Ancilla
as Piero Corona
as Giorgio dal Piaz
as Francesco Penta
as Reverendo
as Edoardo Semenza
as Margherita
as Giannina
as Ing. Desidera
as Remo
as Bertolissi
as Prof. Ghetti
as Elena
as Sensidoni
as Aldo Merlin
as Roncacci
as Battistini
as Frosini
as Filippin
as Presidente della corte
as Avvocato Merlin
