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I Vitelloni

Directed by Federico Fellini
1953•1h 47m•NR•★ 7.8
Comedy / Drama

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Five aimless, unemployed young men in their late twenties loiter around their dreary Adriatic coastal resort town off-season, sponging off their working families and drifting through billiard halls, carnival carnality, and romantic scandals while postponing adulthood. Federico Fellini's Venice Silver Lion-winning early masterpiece scored by Nino Rota that directly inspired American Graffiti.

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Federico Fellini

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Cast & Crew

DirectorFederico Fellini
WriterFederico FelliniEnnio Flaiano
CinematographyLuciano TrasattiCarlo CarliniOtello Martelli
MusicNino Rota
Principal Cast
Franco Interlenghi
Franco InterlenghiMoraldo Rubini
Alberto Sordi
Alberto SordiAlberto
Franco Fabrizi
Franco FabriziFausto Moretti
Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo TriesteLeopoldo Vannucci
Riccardo Fellini
Riccardo FelliniRiccardo
Leonora Ruffo
Leonora RuffoSandra Rubini
Jean Brochard
Jean BrochardFrancescco Moretti
Claude Farell
Claude FarellOlga

Technical Specifications

Runtime1h 47m (107 mins)

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DirectorFederico Fellini
LanguagesItalian
CountryIT, FR
StudioPEG Produzione Film • Cité Film
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