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1963
2h 19m
8.1(2444 votes)
Drama

Overview

Guido Anselmi, a film director, finds himself creatively barren at the peak of his career. Urged by his doctors to rest, Anselmi heads for a luxurious resort, but a sorry group gathers—his producer, staff, actors, wife, mistress, and relatives—each one begging him to get on with the show. In retreat from their dependency, he fantasizes about past women and dreams of his childhood.

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50 members
Acting

Marcello Mastroianni

Guido Anselmi

Marcello Mastroianni
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Anouk Aimée

Luisa Anselmi

Anouk Aimée
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Sandra Milo

Carla

Sandra Milo
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Claudia Cardinale

Claudia

Claudia Cardinale
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Rossella Falk

Rossella

Rossella Falk
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Barbara Steele

Gloria Morin

Barbara Steele
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Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine, the French Actress

Madeleine Lebeau
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Caterina Boratto

Mysterious Lady

Caterina Boratto
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Eddra Gale

La Saraghina

Eddra Gale
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Guido Alberti

Pace, the Producer

Guido Alberti
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Mario Conocchia

Conocchia, the Production Manager

Mario Conocchia
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Bruno Agostini

Bruno, the Second Production Secretary

Bruno Agostini
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Cesarino Miceli Picardi

Cesarino, the Production Supervisor

Cesarino Miceli Picardi
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Jean Rougeul

Carini, the Film Critic

Jean Rougeul
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Mario Pisu

Mario Mezzabotta

Mario Pisu
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Yvonne Casadei

Jacqueline Bonbon

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Ian Dallas

Maurice, Maya's Assistant

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Mino Doro

Claudia's Agent

Mino Doro
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Nadia Sanders

Nadine, the Hostess

Nadia Sanders
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Georgia Simmons

Guido's Grandmother

Georgia Simmons
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Edy Vessel

The Model

Edy Vessel
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Tito Masini

The Cardinal

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Annie Gorassini

Producer's Friend

Annie Gorassini
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Rossella Como

Luisa's Friend

Rossella Como
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Mark Herron

Luisa's Suitor

Mark Herron
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Marisa Colomber

Guido's Aunt

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Neil Robinson

The French Actress's Agent

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Elisabetta Catalano

Matilde, Luisa's Sister

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Eugene Walter

The American Journalist

Eugene Walter
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Hazel Rogers

La negretta

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Gilda Dahlberg

American Journalist's Wife

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Mario Tarchetti

Claudia's Press Office

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Mary Indovino

Maya, the Clairvoyant

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Frazier Rippy

The Lay Secretary

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Francesco Rigamonti

Luisa's Friend

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Giulio Paradisi

A Friend

Giulio Paradisi
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Marco Gemini

Guido as a Child

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Giuditta Rissone

Guido's Mother

Giuditta Rissone
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Annibale Ninchi

Guido's Father

Annibale Ninchi
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Dina De Santis

Dina (uncredited)

Dina De Santis
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Eva Gioia

Eva (uncredited)

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Maria Tedeschi

School Director (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi
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Antonio Acqua

A Man in a Car (uncredited)

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Giulio Calì

A Man in the Mud (uncredited)

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Franco Caracciolo

Young Priest (uncredited)

Franco Caracciolo
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Olimpia Cavalli

Olimpia (uncredited)

Olimpia Cavalli
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Sonia Gessner

(uncredited)

Sonia Gessner
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Mathilda Calnan

Luisa's Friend (uncredited)

Mathilda Calnan
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Nadia Balabine

Priest Teacher (uncredited)

Nadia Balabine
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John Karlsen

Unknown Role

John Karlsen

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