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La Sfida
Why this pick
Like Zampa’s Naples-set drama, it treats organised crime as a civic force, using location-driven realism and an unsentimental rise through a corrupt social order.
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MOVIE1952 1h 43m ITA
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01 / THE STORY
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Silvana Pampanini
Liliana Ferrara
Paolo Stoppa
Amedeo Nazzari
Prosecutor Antonio Spicacci