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
Anouk Aimée
as Marta Ponticelli
Franca Maria De Monti
Giampaolo Saccarola
as Insane Brother
Enrico Bergier
as Ponticelli's Brother
Carlotta Natoli
Michele Placido
as Giovanni Sciabola
Anna Orso
as Marilena
Marino Cenna
as Actor
Giovanni Frezza
as Ponticelli Child
Remo Remotti
as Thief
Mario Prosperi
as Mario Ponticelli
Vittorio Caprioli
as Mauro Ponticelli (voice)
Michel Piccoli
as Mauro Ponticelli
Antonio Piovanelli
as Quasimodo
Adriana Pecorelli
as Sonia
Oreste Rotundo
as Passerby
Livia Giampalmo
as Marta Ponticelli (voice)
Gisella Burinato
as Anna
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
as Giorgio
Crew
Marin Karmitz
Additional Dialogue
Piero Natoli
Screenplay
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Angelo Barbagallo
Production Secretary
Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
Amedeo Fago
Production Design
Anna Rosa Napoli
Assistant Editor
Gerardo Scala
Thanks
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Marco Bellocchio
Screenplay, Story, Director
Giuseppe Lanci
Director of Photography