The Year Long Road
1958Italian 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.
Acted in
Silvana Pampanini
as Giuseppina Pancrazi (Katarina)
Eleonora Rossi Drago
as Susanna
Massimo Girotti
as Chiacchiera (Naklapalo)
Bert Sotlar
as Guglielmo Cosma (Emil Kozma)
Ivica Pajer
as Lorenco
Milivoje Živanović
as Učitelj
Gordana Miletić
as Angela
Nikša Stefanini
as David
Hermina Pipinić
as Agneza
Lia Rho-Barbieri
as Roza
Antun Vrdoljak
as Bernard
Branko Tatić
as Antonio
Radojko Jezić
as Načelnik
Nada Škrinjar
as Matilda
Rikard Brzeska
Petar Spajić 'Suljo'
as Donato
Dragica Mezmarić
as Rozina mater
August Cilić
as Djed Gregorije
Neda Pataki
as Emilova kći
Milan Vojnović
Ljubo Dijan
as Barun
Milan Lentić
as Svećenik
Tihomir Polanec
as Mladić iz sela
Zdravko Smojver
as Mladić iz sela
Milan Ramljak
as Mladić iz sela
Ljudevit Galić
as Redar / Policajac
Marko Šoljačić
as Vozač zaprege
Aleksandar Andrijić
Željko Ringl
Moric Danon
Dragan Knapić