8½ (1963)

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138 min - Drama | Fantasy - 25 June 1963 (USA)

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A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.

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8½ -- Federico Fellini's towering masterpiece follows burned-out celebrity director Marcello Mastroianni through a series of bizarre encounters and wild daydreams, the first of which finds him ascending into the clouds during a traffic jam. Seeking solace and rejuvenation at a remote health spa, he finds himself plagued by journalists, his producer, his mistress, and most inconvenient of all, his wife (A Man and a Woman's Anouk Aimee). Caught between past, present, and fantasy, he longs to make a pure and honest film while his producer goads him into shooting a big budget science fiction spectacle. Widely regarded as one of the greatest films ever made, this visually dazzling feast also stars Claudia Cardinale (The Pink Panther), Barbara Steele (Black Sunday), and Rossella Falk (Modesty Blaise). Outrageous and unforgettable! 1963 Academy Award winner for Best Foreign-Language Film.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Marcello Mastroianni	...	Guido Anselmi
	Claudia Cardinale	...	Claudia
	Anouk Aimée	...	Luisa Anselmi (as Anouk Aimee)
	Sandra Milo	...	Carla
	Rossella Falk	...	Rossella
	Barbara Steele	...	Gloria Morin
	Madeleine Lebeau	...	Madeleine, l'attrice francese
	Caterina Boratto	...	La signora misteriosa
	Eddra Gale	...	La Saraghina (as Edra Gale)
	Guido Alberti	...	Pace, il produttore
	Mario Conocchia	...	Conocchia, il direttore di produzione
	Bruno Agostini	...	Bruno - il secondo segretario di produzione
	Cesarino Miceli Picardi	...	Cesarino, l'ispettore di produzione
	Jean Rougeul	...	Carini, il critico cinematografico
	Mario Pisu	...	Mario Mezzabotta

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Guido is a film director, trying to relax after his last big hit. He can't get a moment's peace, however, with the people who have worked with him in the past constantly looking for more work. He wrestles with his conscience, but is unable to come up with a new idea. While thinking, he starts to recall major happenings in his life, and all the women he has loved and left. An autobiographical film of Fellini, about the trials and tribulations of film making. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>

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A picture that goes beyond what men think about - because no man ever thought about it in quite this way!

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Drama | Fantasy

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Italian | English | French | German

Release Date:

25 June 1963 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Fellini 8½ See more »

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$11,947 (USA) (11 April 1999) (1 Screen) (reissue)

Gross:

$50,690 (USA) (25 April 1999) (re-issue)

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Cineriz, Francinex See more »

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138 min

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Mono

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Black and White

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1.85 : 1

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The title refers to the number of movies Federico Fellini had directed up until that point - six features, two short (1/2) films and "half a picture" ( Variety Lights his first, co-directed with Alberto Lattuada), for a total of 7 1/2. So this one is number 8 1/2. See more »

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Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Guido and Claudia go out for their drive, they stop near some springs. Guido exits the passenger side of the car (off camera); we hear the door open and close. But when Claudia, who was driving, steps out moments later (also off camera), we never hear her door open or close. See more »

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Luisa Anselmi: Don't explain. I didn't ask you anything. Just spare me the shame of hearing you swear to a mess of lies.
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Referenced in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) See more »

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"Overture"
From "The Barber of Seville"
Composed by Gioachino Rossini See more »

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