The Gamble (1988 film)

The Gamble
The Gamble
Directed by	Carlo Vanzina
Starring	Matthew Modine; Faye Dunaway
Cinematography	Luigi Kuveiller
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Pino Donaggio
Production; companies	Cecchi Gori Group; Tiger Cinematografica
Distributed by	Prism Entertainment
Release date	1988;
Running time	104 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	Italian; English

The Gamble (originally titled: La partita) is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina.^[1] It was shot in Rome and Venice.^[2] The film is based on the novel with the same name written by Alberto Ongaro.^[3] It was generally panned by critics.^[4]

Cast

Matthew Modine as Francesco Sacredo
Faye Dunaway as Countess Matilda Von Wallenstein
Jennifer Beals as Lady Olivia Candioni
Ian Bannen as Francesco's father
Corinne Cléry as Jacqueline
Federica Moro as Lucrezia
Ana Obregón as the actress
Feodor Chaliapin, Jr. as Federico
Jacques Herlin as Old fiancé of Olivia
Karina Huff as Blond Maid
Gianfranco Barra as Manolo
Vernon Wells as First Brother Podestà

References

^ Ennio Fulgheri. Manuale del cinema italiano. Swan, 1998.
^ "The Movie Chart". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 1988.
^ Bruno Di Marino. Premiata ditta "fratelli Vanzina". Falsopiano, 1998.
^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991.

External links

The Gamble at IMDb
The Gamble at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Ennio Fulgheri. Manuale del cinema italiano. Swan, 1998.

[2] "The Movie Chart". Los Angeles Times. July 3, 1988.

[3] Bruno Di Marino. Premiata ditta "fratelli Vanzina". Falsopiano, 1998.

[4] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991.

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