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The Challenge (1958)
Directed by Francesco Rosi
Drama · 1h 27m
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.
Cast
Rosanna Schiaffino
Assunta
José Suárez
Vito Polara
Nino Vingelli
Gennaro
D
Decimo Cristiani
Salvatore Ajello
José Jaspe
Raffaele
T
Tina Castigliano
Madre di Vito
P
Pasquale Cennamo
Fernando Ajello
E
Elsa Valentino Ascoli
Madre di Assunta
U
Ubaldo Granata
Califano
E
Ezio Vergari
Antonio
Rosita Pisano
La lavandaia (Uncredited)
Guglielmo Spoletini
Crew
- Director
- Francesco Rosi
- Screenplay
- Francesco Rosi, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enzo Provenzale
- Director of Photography
- Gianni Di Venanzo
- Original Music Composer
- Roman Vlad
- Editor
- Mario Serandrei
- Producer
- Franco Cristaldi
Details
- Original title
- La Sfida
- Release date
- 1958-09-11
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- IT
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy, Spain
- Production
- Cinecittà Studios, Lux Film, Vides Cinematografica, Suevia Films