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The Gamble is a film of genre Comedy directed by Carlo Vanzina released in USA on 1 may 1988 with Matthew Modine
The Gamble (1988)
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Add to a movie listThe Gamble (originally titled La partita) is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Vanzina. It was shot in Rome and Venice. The film is based on the novel with the same name written by Alberto Ongaro. It was generally panned by critics.
^ 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.
Actors
Matthew Modine
(Francesco Sacredo)
Faye Dunaway
(Contessa Matilda Von Wallenstein)
Jennifer Beals
(Lady Olivia Candioni)
Corinne Cléry
(Jacqueline)
Ian Bannen
(Father of Francesco)
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