La sfida
| La sfida | |
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| Directed by | Francesco Rosi |
| Written by |
Suso Cecchi d'Amico Enzo Provenzale Francesco Rosi |
| Starring |
José Suárez Rosanna Schiaffino |
| Music by | Roman Vlad |
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| Country |
Italy Spain |
La sfida ("the challenge") is a 1958 Italian film by Francesco Rosi. It stars José Suárez as a gang leader who challenges a local Camorra boss for supremacy. It won the Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.
The film is based on the real-life story of Camorra boss Pasquale Simonetti, known as Pasquale 'e Nola, and his wife and former beauty queen Pupetta Maresca, played by Rosanna Schiaffino.[1]
It was produced by the Italian companies Cinecittà and Vides Cinematografica and the Spanish companies Lux Film and Suevia Films.
References
- ↑ Una Donna, la Camorra e Napoli. Reccontati dal cinema e dalla stampa, dissertation, July 2007
External links
- La sfida at the Internet Movie Database
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