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A Leap in the Dark (Italian: Salto nel vuoto, and also known as Leap Into the Void) is a 1980 Italian film written and directed by Marco Bellocchio. It stars Michel Piccoli and Anouk Aimée, who won the Best Actor and Best Actress prizes respectively at the 1980 Cannes Film Festival. The film also won the David di Donatello for Best Director and was selected as the Italian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
Original Release
02/14/1980
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michel Piccoli | Mauro Ponticelli |
| Anouk Aimee | Marta Ponticelli |
| Michele Placido | Giovanni Sciabola |
| Gisella Burinato | Anna |
| Antonio Piovanelli | Quasimodo |
| Anna Orso | Marilena |
| Giampaolo Saccarola | Insane Brother |
| Adriana Pecorelli | Sonia |
| Franca Maria De Monti | (as Francesca Maria De Monti) |
| Paola Ciampi | Ponticelli's Mother |
Directors
Writers
Marco Bellocchio, Piero Natoli, Vincenzo Cerami
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michel Piccoli | Mauro Ponticelli |
| Anouk Aimee | Marta Ponticelli |
| Michele Placido | Giovanni Sciabola |
| Gisella Burinato | Anna |
| Antonio Piovanelli | Quasimodo |
| Anna Orso | Marilena |
| Giampaolo Saccarola | Insane Brother |
| Adriana Pecorelli | Sonia |
| Franca Maria De Monti | (as Francesca Maria De Monti) |
| Paola Ciampi | Ponticelli's Mother |
| Pier Giorgio Bellocchio | Giorgio |
| Mario Prosperi | Ponticelli's Brother / Mario Ponticelli |
| Elizabeth Labi | Ponticelli's Fiancee / Ponticelli's fiancée |
| Enrico Bergier | Ponticelli's Brother |
| Mario Ravasio | Brother of Suicide |
| Gaetano Campisi | Actor |
| Marino Cenna | Actor |
| Lamberto Consani | Friend of Giovanni |
| Giancarlo Sammartano | Passerby |
| Oreste Rotundo | Passerby |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Enzo Porcelli | Executive Producer |
| Anna Maria Clementelli | Producer |
| Silvio Clementelli | Producer |
| Marin Karmitz | Producer |
| Enzo Porcelli | Producer |
