8½ (1963)

Movie Details

Original Title 8½

Original Language IT

Status Released

Popularity 2.8

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Guido Anselmi

Popularity: 1.5

Anouk Aimée

Luisa Anselmi

Popularity: 1.1

Sandra Milo

Carla

Popularity: 0.8

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia

Popularity: 2.2

Rossella Falk

Rossella

Popularity: 0.2

Barbara Steele

Gloria Morin

Popularity: 0.6

Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine, the French Actress

Popularity: 0.5

Caterina Boratto

Mysterious Lady

Popularity: 0.9

Eddra Gale

La Saraghina

Popularity: 0.5

Guido Alberti

Pace, the Producer

Popularity: 0.2

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Mario Conocchia

Conocchia, the Production Manager

Popularity: 0.1

Bruno Agostini

Bruno, the Second Production Secretary

Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Producer Angelo Rizzoli

Screenplay Federico Fellini, Brunello Rondi, Tullio Pinelli

Director Federico Fellini

Editor Leo Catozzo

Production

Cineriz

Francinex

Videos & Trailers

35mm Trailer [Subtitled]

Trailer

Mark Kermode reviews 8½ (1963) | BFI Player

Featurette

Marcello Mastroianni’s guide to being cool | BFI

Featurette

Federico Fellini - 8 1/2 (New Trailer) - In UK cinemas 1 May 2015 | BFI Release

Trailer

8 and a Half Trailer HD

Trailer

8 1/2 and Cleopatra Win Costume Design: 1964 Oscars

Featurette

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

j_haseltine

Aug 13, 2015

Widely touted as one of the all-time great works of cinema, Federico Fellini’s 8½ is an elusive film about even more elusive things. It’s a meaningfully chaotic picture about trying to distil meaning from chaos and it’s a creative success about creative failure. It chronicles the resonant mom ... Read more

Filipe Manuel Neto 3/10

Oct 16, 2023

**Fellini, deconstructed, improvised and enshrined in a film that (not) pleases everyone.** I'm not a fan or deep connoisseur of Italian cinema, but I've heard of Federico Fellini, and I know that this film is considered one of this director's best films. I haven't seen any of his films yet: this ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10

Jul 31, 2024

Acclaimed director "Guido" (Marcello Mastroianni) is looking for a peaceable life after his last successful movie, but at every turn he is being pursued by people who want to capitalise on the success. He just hasn't the inspiration though - and determined not to just churn out any old rubbish, retr ... Read more