Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival (1958)
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Setting
Set in Naples
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Music
Music by Roman Vlad
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gianni Di Venanzo
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Francesco RosiStory, Screenplay
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay, Story
- Enzo ProvenzaleScreenplay, Story
- Original title
- La Sfida
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 11, 1958
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy, Spain
Production
Cast
Rosanna SchiaffinoAssunta
José SuárezVito Polara
Nino VingelliGennaro- Decimo CristianiSalvatore Ajello
José JaspeRaffaele- Tina CastiglianoMadre di Vito
- Pasquale CennamoFernando Ajello
- Elsa Valentino AscoliMadre di Assunta
- Ubaldo GranataCalifano
- Ezio VergariAntonio
Rosita PisanoLa lavandaia (Uncredited)
Guglielmo Spoletini
Renato Terra- Nello Ascoli
- Salvatore Cafiero
- Guido Cante
- Gennaro Di Napoli
- Elsa Fiore
- Ferdinando Gerra
- Giosué Ippolito
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