A Leap in the Dark
Salto nel vuoto
Release: 1980-02-14
·Runtime: 114m
·★ 6.2
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Germany
Italy
Production Companies
Polytel International Film
Clesi Cinematografica
MK2 Films
RAI
Odyssia
Films 66
Cast
Michele Placido
as Giovanni Sciabola
Adriana Pecorelli
as Sonia
Marino Cenna
as Actor
Remo Remotti
as Thief
Michel Piccoli
as Mauro Ponticelli
Gisella Burinato
as Anna
Anouk Aimée
as Marta Ponticelli
Oreste Rotundo
as Passerby
Carlotta Natoli
Vittorio Caprioli
as Mauro Ponticelli (voice)
Livia Giampalmo
as Marta Ponticelli (voice)
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
as Giorgio
Enrico Bergier
as Ponticelli's Brother
Anna Orso
as Marilena
Franca Maria De Monti
Mario Prosperi
as Mario Ponticelli
Antonio Piovanelli
as Quasimodo
Giampaolo Saccarola
as Insane Brother
Giovanni Frezza
as Ponticelli Child
Crew
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
Giuseppe Lanci
Director of Photography
Amedeo Fago
Production Design
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio
Screenplay, Story, Director
Anna Rosa Napoli
Assistant Editor
Piero Natoli
Screenplay
Angelo Barbagallo
Production Secretary
Marin Karmitz
Additional Dialogue
Gerardo Scala
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