8½
8.122
139 minutes
2/14/1963
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.
Cast List
Marcello Mastroianni
as Guido Anselmi
Anouk Aimée
as Luisa Anselmi
Sandra Milo
as Carla
Claudia Cardinale
as Claudia
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)
Nadia Balabine
as Priest Teacher (uncredited)
John Karlsen