The Moment of Truth (1965 film)
| The Moment of Truth | |
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| Directed by | Francesco Rosi |
| Written by | Pedro Beltrán Ricardo Muñoz Suay Pere Portabella Francesco Rosi |
| Starring | Miguel Mateo 'Miguelín' |
| Cinematography | Pasqualino De Santis Gianni Di Venanzo Aiace Parolin |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
Release date |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Moment of Truth (Italian: Il momento della verità) is a 1965 Italian drama film directed by Francesco Rosi.[1] It was entered into the 1965 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Plot
[edit]Miguel leaves the countryside because he doesn't want to become a poor farmer like his father. In the big city he tries everything to make it but accomplishes nothing until he becomes a bullfighter.
Cast
[edit]- Miguel Mateo 'Miguelín' as Miguel Romero 'Miguelín'
- José Gómez Sevillano
- Pedro Basauri 'Pedrucho' as himself
- Linda Christian as Linda, American woman
- Curro Carmona
- Luque Gago
- Salvador Mateo
- Gregorio Sánchez
Reception
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On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 80% based on 8 positive and 2 negative critic reviews.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Matthews, Peter. "The Moment of Truth: The Blood of Beasts". criterion.com. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Moment of Truth". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ "The Moment of Truth". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- The Moment of Truth at IMDb
- The Moment of Truth: The Blood of Beasts an essay by Peter Matthews at the Criterion Collection
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