Italy / Sep 06, 1958 / Venice Film Festival
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Vito Polara is ambitious and wants to get as more power and money as possible. He decides to leave the cigarette smuggling and try to get the total control of the regional fruit and vegetable distribution considered more profitable. He looks for the help of a rural crime Boss.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Elsa Valentino Ascoli | Madre di Assunta |
| Ubaldo Granata | Califano |
| Ezio Vergari | Antonio |
| Rosita Pisano | La lavandaia (Uncredited) |
| Guglielmo Spoletini | |
| Renato Terra | |
| Nello Ascoli | |
| Salvatore Cafiero | |
| Guido Cante | |
| Gennaro Di Napoli | |
| Elsa Fiore | |
| Ferdinando Gerra | |
| Giosué Ippolito | |
| Mario Laurentino | |
| Pasquale Tartaro | |
| Lia Thomas | |
| Alfredo Visco |
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| Sigismondo Colesanti | Camorra gang member with speaking scene |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Sfida |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy, Spain |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Cinecittà Studios, Lux Film, Vides Cinematografica, Suevia Films |
| Release date | 11 settembre 1958 |
| Production | Franco Cristaldi |
| Writer | Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enzo Provenzale, Francesco Rosi |
| Editing | Mario Serandrei, Eva Latini, Marisa Letti |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo, Erico Menczer, Otello Spila, Ermanno Consolazione |
| Assistant directors | Giulio Questi, Nando Cicero, Roberto Pariante, Francesco Rosi |
| Camera operators | Erico Menczer, Gianni Di Venanzo, Otello Spila, Ermanno Consolazione |
| Additional photography | Gianni Di Venanzo, Erico Menczer, Otello Spila, Ermanno Consolazione |
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| Production design | Franco Mancini |
| Art direction | Franco Mancini |
| Set decoration | Franco Mancini |
| Music | Roman Vlad, Ovidio Del Grande, Oscar Di Santo |
| Sound | Ovidio Del Grande, Oscar Di Santo, Roman Vlad |
| Costume design | Marilù Carteny, Marcello Ceccarelli |
| Makeup | Marcello Ceccarelli, Marilù Carteny |
| Hairstyling | Marilù Carteny, Marcello Ceccarelli |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Italy / Sep 11, 1958
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