I Vitelloni (1953)
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
Director:
Federico Fellini
Writers:
Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano.
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Franco Interlenghi as Moraldo Rubini |
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Alberto Sordi as Alberto |
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Franco Fabrizi as Fausto Moretti |
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Leopoldo Trieste as Leopoldo Vannucci |
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Riccardo Fellini as Riccardo |
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Leonora Ruffo as Sandra Rubini |
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Jean Brochard as Francescco Moretti |
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Claude Farell as Olga |
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Carlo Romano as Michele Curti |
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Enrico Viarisio as Signor Rubini |
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Paola Borboni as Signora Rubini |
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Lída Baarová as Giulia Curti |
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Arlette Sauvage as Mysterious Woman at the Cinema |
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Vira Silenti as Gisella |
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Maja Niles as Caterina |
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Achille Majeroni as Sergio Natali |
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Guido Martufi as Guido |
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Silvio Bagolini as Giudizio |
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Milvia Chianelli as Riccardo's Friend |
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Enzo Andronico as A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited) |
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Alberto Anselmi as (uncredited) |
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Riccardo Cucciolla as Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
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Gustavo De Nardo as (uncredited) |
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Graziella De Roc as (uncredited) |
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Giovanna Galli as Ballerina (uncredited) |
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Franca Gandolfi as Ballerina (uncredited) |
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Lilia Landi as Self (uncredited) |
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Gigetta Morano as Alberto and Olga's Mother (uncredited) |
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Lino Toffolo as A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited) |
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Gondrano Trucchi as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Federico Fellini | Director |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Screenplay |
| Production | Lorenzo Pegoraro | Producer |
| Sound | Nino Rota | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Carlo Carlini | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Luciano Trasatti | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Rolando Benedetti | Editor |
| Writing | Federico Fellini | Story |
| Writing | Ennio Flaiano | Story |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Story |
| Writing | Ennio Flaiano | Screenplay |
| Production | Luigi Giacosi | Production Manager |
| Production | Danilo Fallani | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Ugo Benvenuti | Production Secretary |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Roberto Gerardi | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Franco Villa | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Franco Ferrara | Conductor |
| Directing | Narciso Vicario | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Mario Chiari | Production Design |
| Art | Luigi Giacosi | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margherita Marinari | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Renato Bomarzi | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Ampelio Ciolfi | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Max de Vaucorbeil | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Moraldo Rossi | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stefano Ubezio | Assistant Director |
| Art | Italo Tomassi | Set Designer |
| Production | Jacques Bar | Producer |
| Production | Mario De Vecchi | Producer |