A Leap in the Dark

1980

1h 54m

6.2(27 votes)

Drama

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.

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38 members

Acting

Michel Piccoli

Mauro Ponticelli

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Anouk Aimée

Marta Ponticelli

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Michele Placido

Giovanni Sciabola

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Gisella Burinato

Anna

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Antonio Piovanelli

Quasimodo

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Anna Orso

Marilena

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Giampaolo Saccarola

Insane Brother

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Adriana Pecorelli

Sonia

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Franca Maria De Monti

Unknown Role

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Paola Ciampi

Ponticelli's Mother

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Pier Giorgio Bellocchio

Giorgio

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Mario Prosperi

Mario Ponticelli

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Elizabeth Labi

Ponticelli's Fiancée

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Enrico Bergier

Ponticelli's Brother

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Mario Ravasio

Brother of Suicide

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Gaetano Campisi

Actor

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Marino Cenna

Actor

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Lamberto Consani

Giovanni's Friend

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Giancarlo Sammartano

Passerby

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Oreste Rotundo

Passerby

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Remo Remotti

Thief

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Marina Sassi

Giovanni's Friend

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Rossano Weber

Fire-Eater

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Alessandro Antonucci

Ponticelli Child

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Daria Fago

Ponticelli Child

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Natalia Fago

Ponticelli Child

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Matteo Fago

Ponticelli Child

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Giovanni Frezza

Ponticelli Child

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Maria Pia Frezza

Ponticelli Child

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Gianluca Giusti

Unknown Role

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Pasquale Moscianese

Unknown Role

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Carlotta Natoli

Unknown Role

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Daniele Piretti

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Valerio Tozzi

Unknown Role

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Vittorio Caprioli

Mauro Ponticelli (voice)

Writing

Livia Giampalmo

Marta Ponticelli (voice)

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Frédérique Alexandre

Marta Ponticelli Child (uncredited)

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Silverio Conti

Man at Pawnshop (uncredited)

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