The Moment of Truth (1965 film) explained

The Moment of Truth
Director:	Francesco Rosi
Starring:	Miguel Mateo 'Miguelín'
Music:	Piero Piccioni
Cinematography:	Pasqualino De Santis Gianni Di Venanzo Aiace Parolin
Editing:	Mario Serandrei
Runtime:	110 minutes
Country:	Italy
Language:	Italian

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]

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]

External links

• • The Moment of Truth: The Blood of Beasts an essay by Peter Matthews at the Criterion Collection

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Moment of Truth: The Blood of Beasts . Peter . Matthews . 8 March 2012. criterion.com.
2. Web site: Festival de Cannes: The Moment of Truth . 1 March 2009. festival-cannes.com.
3. Web site: The Moment of Truth . September 1, 2022 . Rotten Tomatoes.