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Director:
Writers:
Federico Fellini (story) &
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Release Date:
26 May 1957 (Italy) more
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A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finding only heartbreak. full summary | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 14 wins & 3 nominations more
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Cast

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Giulietta Masina ... Maria 'Cabiria' Ceccarelli
François Périer ... Oscar D'Onofrio (as François Perier)
Franca Marzi ... Wanda
Dorian Gray ... Jessy
Aldo Silvani ... Il mago
Ennio Girolami ... Amleto, 'il magnaccia'
Mario Passante ... Lo storpio alla processione
Christian Tassou
Amedeo Nazzari ... Alberto Lazzari
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Also Known As:
Nights of Cabiria (UK) (USA)
Les nuits de Cabiria (France)
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Runtime:
110 min | USA:117 min (restored version)
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
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This is the film that provided the basis for the musical "Sweet Charity." more
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References Cabiria (1914) more

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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Amazing Transformation, 17 February 2002
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Author: ttbrowne

I almost turned this film off. I'm so glad I stayed with it. It's one of the best films I've seen. Cabiria, the street prostitute, is not sympathetic. She's rough, vulgar, not very attractive, a showoff, loud, proud, inelegant. I just didn't feel anything for her character at the beginning. But Fellini must have been reading my mind. He purposefully played it that way to draw the viewer in.

The streets of Rome are unforgiving and harsh for a prostitute. There are those who sleep in caves and in the archways. Cabiria braggingly says, "I've got my own house...here's one girl who's never slept under the arches. Well, maybe once. Twice maybe." By the end of the film I was completely hooked by her charm, desire, and hope. For hope is what keeps Cabiria going. A great film.

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