The Moment of Truth (1965 film)

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]

The Moment of Truth
Film poster
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	3 March 1965 (1965-03-03)
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Plot

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

• 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

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an aggregate score of 80% based on 8 positive and 2 negative critic reviews.^[3]