8½

139 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Feb. 14, 1963

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.

139 mins | Drama, Fantasy | Feb. 14, 1963

8½
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.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers Cineriz, Francinex
Original title
Directors Federico Fellini, Guidarino Guidi, Francesco Aluigi, Giulio Paradisi, Mirella Gamacchio
Writers Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, Brunello Rondi

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

as Guido Anselmi

Claudia Cardinale

as Claudia

Anouk Aimée

as Luisa Anselmi

Sandra Milo

as Carla

Rossella Falk

as Rossella

Barbara Steele

as Gloria Morin

Madeleine Lebeau

as Madeleine, the French Actress

Caterina Boratto

as Mysterious Lady

Eddra Gale

as La Saraghina

Guido Alberti

as Pace, the Producer

Mario Conocchia

as Conocchia, the Production Manager

Bruno Agostini

as Bruno, the Second Production Secretary

Cesarino Miceli Picardi

as Cesarino, the Production Supervisor

Jean Rougeul

as Carini, the Film Critic

Mario Pisu

as Mario Mezzabotta

Yvonne Casadei

as Jacqueline Bonbon

Ian Dallas

as Maurice, Maya's Assistant

Mino Doro

as Claudia's Agent

Nadia Sanders

as Nadine, the Hostess

Georgia Simmons

as Guido's Grandmother

Edy Vessel

as The Model

Tito Masini

as The Cardinal

Annie Gorassini

as Producer's Friend

Rossella Como

as Luisa's Friend

Mark Herron

as Luisa's Suitor

Marisa Colomber

as Guido's Aunt

Neil Robinson

as The French Actress's Agent

Elisabetta Catalano

as Matilde, Luisa's Sister

Eugene Walter

as The American Journalist

Hazel Rogers

as La negretta

Gilda Dahlberg

as American Journalist's Wife

Mario Tarchetti

as Claudia's Press Office

Mary Indovino

as Maya, the Clairvoyant

Frazier Rippy

as The Lay Secretary

Francesco Rigamonti

as Luisa's Friend

Giulio Paradisi

as A Friend

Marco Gemini

as Guido as a Child

Giuditta Rissone

as Guido's Mother

Annibale Ninchi

as Guido's Father

Dina De Santis

as Dina (uncredited)

Eva Gioia

as Eva (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi

as School Director (uncredited)

Antonio Acqua

as A Man in a Car (uncredited)

Giulio Calì

as A Man in the Mud (uncredited)

Franco Caracciolo

as Young Priest (uncredited)

Olimpia Cavalli

as Olimpia (uncredited)

Sonia Gessner

as (uncredited)

Mathilda Calnan

as Luisa's Friend (uncredited)