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A Leap in the Dark

A Leap in the Dark

Drama

A Leap in the Dark

February 14, 1980

1h 54m

TMDB6.3· 32

Mauro, a judge, is worried about his older sister Marta, who took care of him since he was a boy, and now suffers from mental illness and suicidal thoughts. She seems to recover from her depression when Mauro acquaints her with Giovanni, a brilliant actor at the edge of legality. However, Mauro becomes unconsciously jealous of their relationship.

Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Mauro Ponticelli

Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

Marta Ponticelli

Michele Placido

Michele Placido

Giovanni Sciabola

Gisella Burinato

Gisella Burinato

Anna

Antonio Piovanelli

Antonio Piovanelli

Quasimodo

Anna Orso

Anna Orso

Marilena

Giampaolo Saccarola

Giampaolo Saccarola

Insane Brother

Adriana Pecorelli

Adriana Pecorelli

Sonia

Franca Maria De Monti

Franca Maria De Monti

Paola Ciampi

Paola Ciampi

Ponticelli's Mother

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Giorgio

Mario Prosperi

Mario Prosperi

Mario Ponticelli

Elizabeth Labi

Elizabeth Labi

Ponticelli's Fiancée

Enrico Bergier

Enrico Bergier

Ponticelli's Brother

Mario Ravasio

Mario Ravasio

Brother of Suicide

Gaetano Campisi

Gaetano Campisi

Actor

Marino Cenna

Marino Cenna

Actor

Lamberto Consani

Lamberto Consani

Giovanni's Friend

Giancarlo Sammartano

Giancarlo Sammartano

Passerby

Oreste Rotundo

Oreste Rotundo

Passerby

Remo Remotti

Remo Remotti

Thief

Marina Sassi

Marina Sassi

Giovanni's Friend

Rossano Weber

Rossano Weber

Fire-Eater

Alessandro Antonucci

Alessandro Antonucci

Ponticelli Child

Daria Fago

Daria Fago

Ponticelli Child

Natalia Fago

Natalia Fago

Ponticelli Child

Matteo Fago

Matteo Fago

Ponticelli Child

Giovanni Frezza

Giovanni Frezza

Ponticelli Child

Maria Pia Frezza

Maria Pia Frezza

Ponticelli Child

Gianluca Giusti

Gianluca Giusti

Pasquale Moscianese

Pasquale Moscianese

Carlotta Natoli

Carlotta Natoli

Daniele Piretti

Daniele Piretti

Valerio Tozzi

Valerio Tozzi

Vittorio Caprioli

Vittorio Caprioli

Mauro Ponticelli (voice)

Livia Giampalmo

Livia Giampalmo

Marta Ponticelli (voice)

Frédérique Alexandre

Frédérique Alexandre

Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)

Silverio Conti

Silverio Conti

Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)

Crew

Marco Bellocchio

Marco Bellocchio

Director

Anna Maria Clementelli

Anna Maria Clementelli

Producer

Silvio Clementelli

Silvio Clementelli

Producer

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Movie Info

StatusReleased

Original LanguageItalian

Budget (USD)N/A

Revenue (USD)N/A

Popularity0%

Produced by

PIF

Polytel International Film

DE

CC

Clesi Cinematografica

IT

mk2 Films

FR

RAI

IT

O

Odyssia

IT

F6

Films 66

FR

Released in

France

Germany

Italy

Spoken Languages

Italiano