A Leap in the Dark

A Leap in the Dark (1980)

Released: 1980-02-14 Duration: 1hr 54min
Genres: Drama
Rating 6.2

Overview

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 Companies

Polytel International Film
Clesi Cinematografica
MK2 Films
MK2 Films
RAI
RAI
Odyssia
Films 66

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language it
Popularity 0.3515

Directed By

Marco Bellocchio

Crew

Screenplay
Piero Natoli
Screenplay
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Marco Bellocchio
Camera Operator
Giuseppe Di Biase
Script Supervisor
Lucilla Clementelli
Executive Producer
Enzo Porcelli
First Assistant Director
Inigo Lezzi
Second Assistant Director
Pino Venditti
Unit Production Manager
Dino Di Dionisio
Production Secretary
Claudio Gaeta
Production Secretary
Angelo Barbagallo
Production Secretary
Janice Munro
Production Assistant
Cecilia Valmarana
Administration
Franco Fantini
Assistant Camera
Alessio Gelsini Torresi
Public Relations
Maria Ruhle
Still Photographer
Letizia Cavallini
Still Photographer
Firmino Palmieri
Assistant Production Design
Carmelo Agate
Assistant Costume Designer
Silvana Turchi
Makeup Artist
Cesare Paciotti
Boom Operator
Giulio Viggiani
Assistant Editor
Anna Rosa Napoli
Assistant Editor
Rita Algeri
Property Master
Bruno Tempera
Property Master
Alberto Michettoni
Seamstress
Anita Cavallari
Additional Dialogue
Marin Karmitz
Camera Operator
Pierre Gautard
Sound Effects
Luciano Anzellotti
Sound Mixer
Adriano Taloni
Original Music Composer
Nicola Piovani
Director of Photography
Giuseppe Lanci
Costume Design
Lia Francesca Morandini
Production Design
Andrea Crisanti
Production Design
Amedeo Fago

TOP CAST

Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli

Mauro Ponticelli

Anouk Aimée
Anouk Aimée

Marta Ponticelli

Michele Placido
Michele Placido

Giovanni Sciabola

Anna Orso
Anna Orso

Marilena

Giampaolo Saccarola
Giampaolo Saccarola

Insane Brother

Paola Ciampi
Paola Ciampi

Ponticelli's Mother

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

Lamberto Consani
Lamberto Consani

Giovanni's Friend

Oreste Rotundo
Oreste Rotundo

Passerby

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

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)

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