Ginger and Fred

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Ginger and Fred

"The movie that looks at television through the eyes of Fellini."

1986

2h 5m

6.8(135 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.

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Cast & Crew

89 members

Acting

Giulietta Masina

Amelia "Ginger" Bonetti

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Marcello Mastroianni

Pippo "Fred" Botticella

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Franco Fabrizi

Aurelio, "Ed Ecco A Voi" Host

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Friedrich von Ledebur

Admiral Aulenti

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Augusto Poderosi

Evelina Pollini

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Martin Maria Blau

Florenzio

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Jacques Henri Lartigue

Brother Gerolamo

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Totò Mignone

Toto

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Ezio Marano

Author

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Antoine Saint-John

(credit only)

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Friedrich von Thun

Armando Bissanti

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Antonino Iuorio

Production Inspector

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Barbara Scoppa

Barbara, TeleFlash Reporter

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Elisabetta Flumeri

Journalist

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Salvatore Billa

Clark Gable

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Ginestra Spinola

Clairvoyant

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Stefania Marini

Stefania

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Francesco Casale

Catanzaro

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Gianfranco Alpestre

Kidnapped Lawyer

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Writing

Filippo Ascione

Unknown Role

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Elena Cantarone

Admiral's Nurse

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Cosima Chiusoli

Unknown Role

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Claudio Ciocca

TV Cameraman

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Sergio Ciulli

Clairvoyant's Son

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Roberto De Sandro

Hotel Receptionist

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Vittorio De Bisogno

TV Director

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Fabrizio Fontana

Floris Tartina

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Laurentina Guidotti

Production Assistant

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Giorgio Iovine

Salvatore

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Danika La Loggia

Unknown Role

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Isabelle Therese La Porte

Unknown Role

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Luigi Leoni

Mayor

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Luciano Lombardo

Unknown Role

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Mariele Loreley

Photographer

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Elena Magoia

Camille

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Franco Marino

Los Lillipuz Manager

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Mauro Misul

Publisher

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Jurgen Morhofer

Unknown Role

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Pippo Negri

Eatable Underpants Inventor

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Antonietta Patriarca

Unknown Role

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Nando Pucci Negri

TV Assistant

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Luigi Rossi

Superdecorated Man

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Franco Trevisi

Carabinieri Captain

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Patti Vailati

Unknown Role

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Directing

Narciso Vicario

Unknown Role

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Hermann Weiskopf

Professor Kate Rulph Noiburg

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Roberto Accornero

TV Van Driver (uncredited)

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Ennio Antonelli

Hotel Porter (uncredited)

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Leonardo Petrillo

Marcel Proust (uncredited)

Art

Daniele Aldrovandi

Marty Feldman (uncredited)

Acting

Eolo Capritti

Telly Savalas (uncredited)

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Luigi Duca

Adriano Celentano (uncredited)

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Filippo Perego

Hotel Director (uncredited)

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Roberto Ceccacci

Elegant Man (uncredited)

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Moana Pozzi

Girl with Elegant Man (uncredited)

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Marcia Sedoc

Girl with Elegant Man (uncredited)

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Antonio De Martino

Los Lillipuz Member (uncredited)

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Davide Marotta

Los Lillipuz Member (uncredited)

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Arnaldo Fabrizio

Los Lillipuz Member (uncredited)

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Vito Passeri

Dancer (uncredited)

Writing

Rosario Galli

Angelo (uncredited)

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Claudio Botosso

Journalist at Studio Hall (uncredited)

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Stefano Gragnani

Prof. De Nittis (uncredited)

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Settimio Scacco

Man in Costume in the Backstage (uncredited)

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Mimmo Poli

Man in the Studio Hallway (uncredited)

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Alessandra Panelli

Author's Friend (uncredited)

Production

Roberto Mannoni

TV Assistant (uncredited)

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Caterina Vertova

(uncredited)

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Patrizia Loreti

(uncredited)

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Gabriella Di Luzio

Gabriella (uncredited)

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Adele Pandolfi

(uncredited)

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Marina Lorenzi

Staff Girl at Studio Entrance (uncredited)

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Ivano Marescotti

TV President's Aide (uncredited)

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Rolando De Santis

Santa Claus (uncredited)

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Alessandra Stordy

Girl at Studio Hall (uncredited)

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Antonio Spinnato

Dracula (uncredited)

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Walter Mramor

Boom Operator (uncredited)

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Luciana Frazzetto

Announcer (uncredited)

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Luciano Bonanni

TV Assistant with Megaphone (uncredited)

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Gianni Baghino

Studio Canteen Server (uncredited)

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Armando Tortorici

Television Dealer (uncredited)

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Aldo Formisano

Man at Station (uncredited)

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Angelo Casadei

Man at Station (uncredited)

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Elisabetta Barbagallo

Short Haired Girl in the Backstage (uncredited)

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Gustavo Frigerio

Junkie (uncredited)

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Cesare Nizzica

Tartina's Assistant (uncredited)

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Josephine Scandi

Cashier at Bar (uncredited)

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Mimma Lovoi

(uncredited)

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Luigi Tondinelli

(uncredited)

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