The Gamble

The Gamble

104 mins | Adventure | Oct. 28, 1988

When Francesco returns home with the assumption that his father's wealth will be there to keep him content, he discovers that his father has lost everything to a German countess while gambling.

The Gamble

104 mins | Adventure | Oct. 28, 1988

The Gamble
When Francesco returns home with the assumption that his father's wealth will be there to keep him content, he discovers that his father has lost everything to a German countess while gambling.
IMDb rating 4.9
Producers Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Reteitalia
Original title La partita
Directors Gaia Gorrini, Carlo Vanzina
Writers Livia Giampalmo, Alberto Ongaro, Enrico Vanzina, Carlo Vanzina

Cast

Matthew Modine

as Francesco Sacredo

Faye Dunaway

as Contessa Matilda Von Wallenstein

Jennifer Beals

as Lady Olivia Candioni

Ian Bannen

as Padre di Francesco / Father of Francesco

Corinne Cléry

as Jacqueline

Feodor Chaliapin Jr.

as Federico (as Feodor Chaliapin)

Karina Huff

as Blond Maid

Jacques Herlin

as Old fiancé of Olivia (as Jacques Hérlin)

Vernon Wells

as First Brother Podestà

Gianfranco Barra

as Manolo

Nazzareno Natale

as (as Nazareno Natale)

Francesca Cassola

as Sposa bambina

Lewis E. Ciannelli

as (as Lewis Ciannelli)

Mohamed Badrsalem

as (as Salem Bader)

Paul Norman Allen

as Italian Peasant (uncredited)