8½
8½

Movie
February 14, 1963
8.1
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20%

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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Cast

50 actors
Marcello Mastroianni

Marcello Mastroianni

Guido Anselmi

Anouk Aimée

Anouk Aimée

Luisa Anselmi

Sandra Milo

Sandra Milo

Carla

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia

Rossella Falk

Rossella Falk

Rossella

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Gloria Morin

Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine, the French Actress

Caterina Boratto

Caterina Boratto

Mysterious Lady

Eddra Gale

Eddra Gale

La Saraghina

Guido Alberti

Guido Alberti

Pace, the Producer

Mario Conocchia

Mario Conocchia

Conocchia, the Production Manager

Bruno Agostini

Bruno Agostini

Bruno, the Second Production Secretary

Cesarino Miceli Picardi

Cesarino Miceli Picardi

Cesarino, the Production Supervisor

Jean Rougeul

Jean Rougeul

Carini, the Film Critic

Mario Pisu

Mario Pisu

Mario Mezzabotta

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Yvonne Casadei

Jacqueline Bonbon

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Ian Dallas

Maurice, Maya's Assistant

Mino Doro

Mino Doro

Claudia's Agent

Nadia Sanders

Nadia Sanders

Nadine, the Hostess

Georgia Simmons

Georgia Simmons

Guido's Grandmother

Edy Vessel

Edy Vessel

The Model

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Tito Masini

The Cardinal

Annie Gorassini

Annie Gorassini

Producer's Friend

Rossella Como

Rossella Como

Luisa's Friend

Mark Herron

Mark Herron

Luisa's Suitor

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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

Eugene Walter

Eugene Walter

The American Journalist

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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

Giulio Paradisi

Giulio Paradisi

A Friend

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Marco Gemini

Guido as a Child

Giuditta Rissone

Giuditta Rissone

Guido's Mother

Annibale Ninchi

Annibale Ninchi

Guido's Father

Dina De Santis

Dina De Santis

Dina (uncredited)

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Eva Gioia

Eva (uncredited)

Maria Tedeschi

Maria Tedeschi

School Director (uncredited)

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Antonio Acqua

A Man in a Car (uncredited)

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Giulio Calì

A Man in the Mud (uncredited)

Franco Caracciolo

Franco Caracciolo

Young Priest (uncredited)

Olimpia Cavalli

Olimpia Cavalli

Olimpia (uncredited)

Sonia Gessner

Sonia Gessner

(uncredited)

Mathilda Calnan

Mathilda Calnan

Luisa's Friend (uncredited)

Nadia Balabine

Nadia Balabine

Priest Teacher (uncredited)

John Karlsen

John Karlsen