A Leap in the Dark
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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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Michel Piccoli
Mauro Ponticelli
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Anouk Aimée
Marta Ponticelli
Known for
8½
La Dolce Vita
Michele Placido
Giovanni Sciabola
Known for
Mary Forever
The Unknown Woman
Gisella Burinato
Anna
Known for
È nata una star?
Come Undone
Antonio Piovanelli
Quasimodo
Known for
Esterno Notte - Prima Parte
The Bad Poet
Anna Orso
Marilena
Known for
The Manual of Love
Devil in the Flesh
Giampaolo Saccarola
Insane Brother
Known for
The Beyond
The Comics
Adriana Pecorelli
Sonia
Also in
Sweet Dreams
18 anni tra una settimana
Franca Maria De Monti
Also in
Truck-driver
Paola Ciampi
Ponticelli's Mother
Also in
La ribelle
Transgression
Pier Giorgio Bellocchio
Giorgio
Known for
Camera Café
The Traitor
Mario Prosperi
Mario Ponticelli
Known for
La scuola
Karol: The Pope, The Man
Marco Bellocchio Director · Vincenzo Cerami Screenplay Piero Natoli Screenplay
Director Screenplay Story
Marco Bellocchio
Screenplay
Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Piero Natoli
Composer
Nicola Piovani
Cinematographer
Giuseppe Lanci
Editor
Roberto Perpignani
Editor
Brigitte Sousselier
Production designer
Andrea Crisanti
Production designer
Amedeo Fago
Costume designer
Lia Francesca Morandini
United States release December 3, 1982 · Produced in France, Germany, Italy · Languages French, Italian
Production
Polytel International Film
Production
Clesi Cinematografica
Production
mk2 Films
Production
RAI
Production
Odyssia
Production
Films 66
Production
RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana
Production
France · Germany · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Salto nel vuoto
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 14, 1980
Theatrical
United States · December 3, 1982
Theatrical · New York City, New York
France
May 16, 1980 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 21, 1980 · Theatrical
Greece
November 9, 2002 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Netherlands
January 29, 1981 · Theatrical
Spain
February 11, 1981 · Theatrical · Madrid
August 16, 1982 · Theatrical · Barcelona
Uruguay
November 19, 1981 · Theatrical
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