Backdrop

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.

1963 |2h 19m |  Drama

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Marcello Mastroianni

Guido Anselmi

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Anouk Aimée

Luisa Anselmi

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Sandra Milo

Carla

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Claudia Cardinale

Claudia

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Rossella Falk

Rossella

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Barbara Steele

Gloria Morin

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Madeleine Lebeau

Madeleine, the French Actress

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Caterina Boratto

Mysterious Lady

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Eddra Gale

La Saraghina

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Guido Alberti

Pace, the Producer

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Mario Conocchia

Conocchia, the Production Manager

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Bruno Agostini

Bruno, the Second Production Secretary

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Cesarino Miceli Picardi

Cesarino, the Production Supervisor

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Jean Rougeul

Carini, the Film Critic

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Mario Pisu

Mario Mezzabotta

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Yvonne Casadei

Jacqueline Bonbon

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Ian Dallas

Maurice, Maya's Assistant

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Mino Doro

Claudia's Agent

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Nadia Sanders

Nadine, the Hostess

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Georgia Simmons

Guido's Grandmother

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Edy Vessel

The Model

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Tito Masini

The Cardinal

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Annie Gorassini

Producer's Friend

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Rossella Como

Luisa's Friend

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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

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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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Marco Gemini

Guido as a Child

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Giuditta Rissone

Guido's Mother

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Annibale Ninchi

Guido's Father

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Dina De Santis

Dina (uncredited)

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Eva Gioia

Eva (uncredited)

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Maria Tedeschi

School Director (uncredited)

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Antonio Acqua

A Man in a Car (uncredited)

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Olimpia Cavalli

Olimpia (uncredited)

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Sonia Gessner

(uncredited)

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Mathilda Calnan

Luisa's Friend (uncredited)

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Nadia Balabine

Priest Teacher (uncredited)

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John Karlsen

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Status

Released

Language

German, English, French, Italian

Budget

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