The Challenge
1958, Italian. Directed by Francesco Rosi.
Vito Polara is ambitious and wants to get as more power and money as possible. He decides to leave the cigarette smuggling and try to get the total control of the regional fruit and vegetable distribution considered more profitable. He looks for the help of a rural crime Boss.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Francesco RosiDirector
- Rosanna SchiaffinoAssunta
- José SuárezVito Polara
- Nino VingelliGennaro
- Decimo CristianiSalvatore Ajello
- José JaspeRaffaele
- Tina CastiglianoMadre di Vito
- Pasquale CennamoFernando Ajello
- Elsa Valentino AscoliMadre di Assunta
- Ubaldo GranataCalifano
- Ezio VergariAntonio
- Rosita PisanoLa lavandaia (Uncredited)
- Guglielmo SpoletiniCast
Details
- Released
- 11 September 1958
- Original title
- La Sfida
- Country
- Italy, Spain
- Written by
- Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Enzo Provenzale, Francesco Rosi
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The Challenge runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Which OTT platform is The Challenge on?
The Challenge isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 September 1958. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Challenge?
If you liked The Challenge, try Hands of Stone, Piranhas, On My Skin.
Who directed The Challenge?
The Challenge (1958) was directed by Francesco Rosi and stars Rosanna Schiaffino, José Suárez, Nino Vingelli.