A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
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- Won 2 Oscars. Another 17 wins & 9 nominations.
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| Marcello Mastroianni | ... |
Guido Anselmi
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| Claudia Cardinale | ... |
Claudia
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| Anouk Aimée | ... |
Luisa Anselmi
(as Anouk Aimee)
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| Sandra Milo | ... |
Carla
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| Rossella Falk | ... |
Rossella
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| Barbara Steele | ... |
Gloria Morin
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| Madeleine Lebeau | ... |
Madeleine - l'attrice francese
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| Caterina Boratto | ... |
La signora misteriosa
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| Eddra Gale | ... |
La Saraghina
(as Edra Gale)
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Guido Alberti | ... |
Pace - il produttore
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Mario Conocchia | ... |
Conocchia - il direttore di produzione
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Bruno Agostini | ... |
Bruno - il secondo segretario di produzione
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Cesarino Miceli Picardi | ... |
Cesarino - l'ispettore di produzione
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| Jean Rougeul | ... |
Carini - il critico cinematografico
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Mario Pisu | ... |
Mario Mezzabotta
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Yvonne Casadei | ... |
Jacqueline Bonbon
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| Ian Dallas | ... |
Il partner della telepata
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| Mino Doro | ... |
L'agente di Claudia
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Nadia Sanders | ... |
Nadine - la Hostess
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| Georgia Simmons | ... |
La nonna di Guido
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| Edy Vessel | ... |
L'indossatrice
(as Hedy Vessel)
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Tito Masini | ... |
Il cardinale
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| Annie Gorassini | ... |
L'amica del produttore
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Rossella Como | ... |
Un'amica di Luisa
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Mark Herron | ... |
Il corteggiatore di Luisa
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Marisa Colomber | ... |
Una zia di Guido
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Neil Robinson | ... |
L'agente dell'attrice francese
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Elisabetta Catalano | ... |
Matilde - la sorella di Luisa
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Eugene Walter | ... |
Il giornalista americano
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Hazel Rogers | ... |
La negretta
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Gilda Dahlberg | ... |
La moglie del giornalista americano
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Mario Tarchetti | ... |
L'ufficio di stampa di Claudia
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Mary Indovino | ... |
La telepata
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Frazier Rippy | ... |
Il segretario laico
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Francesco Rigamonti | ... |
Un'amico di Luisa
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Giulio Paradisi | ... |
Un'amico
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Marco Gemini | ... |
Guido bambino
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| Giuditta Rissone | ... |
La madre di Guido
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| Annibale Ninchi | ... |
Il padre di Guido
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| Antonio Acqua | ... |
Un uomo in auto (uncredited)
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Francesco Aluigi | ... |
Moustached violinist (uncredited)
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Ennio Antonelli | ... |
Steam Bath Assistant (uncredited)
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Gideon Bachmann | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Nadia Balabine | ... |
Priest Teacher (uncredited)
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| Maria Antonietta Beluzzi | ... |
Una delle Saraghine (uncredited)
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Agnese Bonfanti | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Deena Boyer | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Mathilda Calnan | ... |
Un'amica di Luisa (uncredited)
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Giulio Calì | ... |
Un uomo ai fanghi (uncredited)
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| Franco Caracciolo | ... |
Il giovane sacerdote (uncredited)
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Anna Caramini | ... |
Self (uncredited)
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Olimpia Cavalli | ... |
Olimpia - la prima ragazza provinata (uncredited)
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Elisabetta Cini | ... |
Un cardinale (uncredited)
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Tina Comandini | ... |
Bit part (uncredited)
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Alfredo De Lafeld | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Sebastiano De Leandro | ... |
Priest (uncredited)
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Dina De Santis | ... |
Dina - una 'nipote' di Cesarino (uncredited)
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Edward Fleming | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Grazia Frasnelli | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Sonia Gessner | ... |
La seconda ragazza provinata (uncredited)
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Eva Gioia | ... |
Eva - una 'nipote' di Cesarino (uncredited)
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| Riccardo Guglielmi | ... |
Guido da bambino (uncredited)
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| John Karlsen | ... |
Un uomo in auto (uncredited)
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John Francis Lane | ... |
Il giornalista (uncredited)
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Valentina Lang | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Annarosa Lattuada | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Guglielmo Leoncini | ... |
Clown Musician (uncredited)
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Palma Mangini | ... |
La vecchia alla fattoria (uncredited)
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Roberto Nicolosi | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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| Polidor | ... |
Un pagliaccio (uncredited)
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Maria Raimondi | ... |
Una zia di Guido (uncredited)
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Jackie Rogers | ... |
Cameo (uncredited)
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| Nino Rota | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Luciana Sanseverino | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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| John Stacy | ... |
Il cassiere (uncredited)
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Maria Tedeschi | ... |
La direttrice della scuola (uncredited)
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Flaminia Torlonia | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Gondrano Trucchi | ... |
Il vecchio per il ruolo del padre (uncredited)
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Egidio Ummarino | ... |
Uomo nel Traffico (uncredited)
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Roberta Valli | ... |
Una ragazza alla fattoria (uncredited)
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Maria Wertmuller | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Vadim Wolkonsky | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Federico Fellini | ||
Written by
| Federico Fellini | ... | (story) & |
| Ennio Flaiano | ... | (story) |
| Federico Fellini | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Tullio Pinelli | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Ennio Flaiano | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Brunello Rondi | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Angelo Rizzoli | ... | producer |
Music by
| Nino Rota | ||
Cinematography by
| Gianni Di Venanzo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Leo Catozzo | ||
Editorial Department
| Adriana Olasio | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
| Piero Gherardi | ||
Art Direction by
| Piero Gherardi | ||
Set Decoration by
| Vito Anzalone | ||
Costume Design by
| Piero Gherardi | ||
| Leonor Fini | ... | (uncredited) |
Makeup Department
| Otello Fava | ... | makeup artist |
| Renata Magnanti | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Mario Basili | ... | production manager |
| Clemente Fracassi | ... | production manager |
| Nello Meniconi | ... | production supervisor |
| Alessandro von Norman | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Francesco Aluigi | ... | second assistant director |
| Guidarino Guidi | ... | first assistant director |
| Giulio Paradisi | ... | second assistant director |
| Lina Wertmüller | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Sante Barelli | ... | scenic artist |
| Luciano Ricceri | ... | assistant art director |
| Brunello Rondi | ... | artistic advisor |
Sound Department
| Alberto Bartolomei | ... | sound |
| Mario Faraoni | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Ivan Tozzi | ... | digital color grading restoration |
Stunts
| Pietro Torrisi | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Pasqualino De Santis | ... | camera operator (as Pasquale De Santis) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Orietta Nasalli-Rocca | ... | assistant costume designer (as Orietta Nasalli Rocca) |
| Clara Poggi | ... | tailor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Mirella Gamacchio | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Angelo Iacono | ... | production secretary |
| Albino Morandin | ... | production secretary |
| Angelo Rizzoli | ... | presenter |
| Adriana Asti | ... | voice dubbing: Edy Vessel (uncredited) |
| Ennio Balbo | ... | voice dubbing: Alfredo De Lafeld (uncredited) |
| Mario Basili | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Alberto Bonucci | ... | voice dubbing: Jean Rougeul (uncredited) |
| Mario Carotenuto | ... | voice dubbing: Mario Conocchia (uncredited) |
| Carlo Croccolo | ... | voice dubbing: Guido Alberti (uncredited) |
| Riccardo Cucciolla | ... | voice dubbing: Mark Herron (uncredited) |
| Lia Curci | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Enzo Liberti | ... | voice dubbing: Cesare Miceli Picardi (uncredited) |
| Mario Lombardini | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Fulvia Mammi | ... | voice dubbing: Anouk Aimée (uncredited) |
| Giulietta Masina | ... | voice dubbing: Giuditta Rissone (uncredited) |
| Elio Pandolfi | ... | voice dubbing: Frazier Rippy (uncredited) / voice dubbing: Neil Robinson (uncredited) |
| Stefano Satta Flores | ... | voice dubbing: additional voices (uncredited) |
| Deddi Savagnone | ... | voice dubbing: Madeleine LeBeau (uncredited) |
| Francesco Sormano | ... | voice dubbing (uncredited) |
| Gianrico Tedeschi | ... | voice dubbing: Ian Dallas (uncredited) |
| Bice Valori | ... | voice dubbing: Gilda Dahlberg (uncredited) |
| Luisella Visconti | ... | voice dubbing: Elisabetta Catalano (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Cineriz (1963) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1963) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1963) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1963) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Columbia Films (1963) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures Proprietary (1963) (Australia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Columbia Pictures of Argentina (1963) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Columbia (1963) (France) (theatrical)
- Embassy Pictures (1963) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Gala Film Distributors (1963) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Columbia Film (1963) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kamera Film Aktieselskap (1963) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Art Theatre Guild (ATG) (1965) (Japan) (theatrical) (co-distribution)
- Towa. (1965) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Bengala Film (1967) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Corinth Films (1980) (United States)
- Vestron Video (1983) (United States) (VHS) (dubbed)
- Vestron Video (1988) (United States) (video)
- Medusa Home Entertainment (2003) (Italy) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Cinema Mondo (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Homescreen (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Zazie Films (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (Special Edition)
- Vii Pillars Entertainment (2008) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Imagica TV (2008) (Japan) (DVD)
- Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2016) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Cinema Prestige (2020) (Russia) (theatrical) (with Inoekino)
- Inoekino (2020) (Russia) (theatrical) (with Cinema Prestige)
- Mirada Distribution (2021) (Argentina) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Neo Films (2019) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (DVD)
- Altomedia. Co. Ltd. (Korea) (VHS)
- Arthaus (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Atlantic Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD) (5-disc Fellini Collection)
- Chain Production (2009) (United Kingdom) (VOD)
- Cinema Prestige (2004) (Russia) (DVD)
- Emerald (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Film X (2011) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino International (United States)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Levné Knihy (2006) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2002) (Finland) (tv)
- PTV4 (1997) (Finland) (tv)
- Pan Vision (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia-Hoyts Home Video (1985) (Australia) (video)
- Rete 4 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
- The Criterion Collection (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (tv)
- Versátil Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1972) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cinecittà (stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can't get a moment's peace, however, with the people who have worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of film making.
Written by Colin Tinto |
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| Taglines | A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way! See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | 8½ (1963) was shot, like almost all Italian movies at the time, completely without sound recording on set. All dialogue was dubbed during post production. Federico Fellini was known for shouting direction at his actors during shooting, and for rewriting dialogue afterwards, making a lot of the dialogue in the movie appear out-of-sync. (Source: High-def Digest) See more » |
| Goofs | When Guido visits the cardinal in the mud bath, the cardinal is sitting in a chair, fully dressed in his cassock, as two attendants use a sheet to form a curtain around him; however, as the camera cuts to a closer angle, the cardinal is suddenly undressed to the waist. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Bellissimo: Immagini del cinema italiano (1985). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Ride of the Valkyries See more » |
| Quotes |
Claudia:
I don't understand. He meets a girl that can give him a new life and he pushes her away? Guido: Because he no longer believes in it. Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love. Guido: Because it isn't true that a woman can change a man. Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love. Guido: And above all because I don't feel like telling another pile of lies. Claudia: Because he doesn't know how to love. See more » |