''Vajont'' ( it, Vajont - La diga del disonore) is a

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

Italian

disaster film A disaster film or disaster movie is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject and primary plot device. Such disasters may include natural disasters, accidents, military/ terrorist attacks or global catastrophes s ...

directed by

Renzo Martinelli Renzo Martinelli (born 1948) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than ten films since 1994. Selected filmography References External links * * 1948 births Living people Italian film directors People_from ...

. It is a dramatization of the

Vajont Dam The Vajont Dam (or Vaiont Dam) is a disused dam in northern Italy. It is one of the tallest dams in the world, with a height of . It is in the valley of the Vajont River under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, north of Venice ...

. For his performance

Leo Gullotta Salvatore Leopoldo "Leo" Gullotta (born 9 January 1946) is an Italian actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. Biography Born in Catania and the last of six children, Gullotta started his career as an extra in Teatro Massimo Bellini. In his long ...

won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actor.

Cast

* Michel Serrault: Carlo Semenza * Daniel Auteuil: Alberico Biadene *

Laura Morante Laura Morante (born 21 August 1956) is an Italian film actress. Life and career Morante was born in Santa Fiora, province of Grosseto ( Tuscany), the daughter of lawyer and playwright Marcello Morante, who was the son of Irma (née Poggibonsi) ...

: Tina Merlin *

Jorge Perugorría Jorge Perugorría Rodríguez (aka "Pichi," born 13 August 1965) is a Cuban actor, film director and painter. He is well known for his part as Diego in '' Strawberry and Chocolate'' (original title in Spanish ''Fresa y chocolate'' (co-directed by ...

: Geom. Olmo Montaner * Mauro Corona: Pietro Corona *

Anita Caprioli Anita Caprioli (born 11 December 1973) is an Italian theatre and film actress. Biography Born in Vercelli, Piedmont, the daughter of a stage actress, Caprioli made her stage debut in London in 1995 with Andrea Brooks, in an adaptation of Carlo G ...

: Ancilla Teza *

: Mario Pancini * Philippe Leroy: Giorgio Dal Piaz * Jean-Christophe Brétigniere: Edoardo Semenza *

Nicola Di Pinto Nicola Di Pinto (born 12 June 1947) is an Italian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1974. Filmography References External links * 1947 births Living people Italian male film actors {{Italy-actor-stub ...

: Francesco Penta * Valerio Massimo Manfredi: President of the Court

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* 2001 films Italian disaster films Italian drama films 2001 drama films Films directed by Renzo Martinelli Films set in 1963 Disaster films based on actual events Films set in Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2000s disaster films 2000s Italian films {{2000s-drama-film-stub