Fellini's Roma (1972) Roma (original title)

Director:

Federico Fellini

Writers:

Federico Fellini (story) &
Bernardino Zapponi (story) ...
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Release Date:

15 October 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

The fall of the Roman Empire 1931-1972.

Plot:

A fluid, unconnected and sometimes chaotic procession of scenes detailing the various people and events of life in Italy's capital.

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Trip | Fashion Show | Brothel | Ancient Art

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Peter Gonzales Falcon	...	Fellini, Age 18 (as Peter Gonzales)
Fiona Florence	...	Dolores - Young Prostitute
Britta Barnes
Pia De Doses	...	Princess Domitilla
Marne Maitland	...	Guide in the Catacombs
Renato Giovannoli	...	Cardinal Ottaviani
Elisa Mainardi	...	Pharmacist's wife / Cinema spectator
Raout Paule	...	(unconfirmed)
Galliano Sbarra	...	Music Hall Compere
Paola Natale
Ginette Marcelle Bron		(as Marcelle-Ginette Bron)
Mario Del Vago
Alfredo Adami
Stefano Mayore	...	Fellini as a Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sbarra Adami	...	(uncredited)
Ennio Antonelli	...	Toll Agent (uncredited)
Bireno	...	(uncredited)
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.	...	Actor Playing Julius Cesar (uncredited)
Gianluigi Chirizzi	...	Filippetto - Aristocrat (uncredited)
Dennis Christopher	...	The Hippie (uncredited)
Dante Cleri	...	Cinema Spectator with Family (uncredited)
Nancy Cohen	...	American Teenager (uncredited)
Angela De Leo	...	(uncredited)
Maria De Sisti	...	Owner of the Inn (uncredited)
Francesco Di Giacomo	...	Man at the Brothel (uncredited)
Andrea Fantasia	...	Man with Net on Head in the Shelter (uncredited)
Federico Fellini	...	Himself (uncredited)
Libero Frissi	...	(uncredited)
Norma Giacchero	...	Reporter Interviewing Fellini (uncredited)
Veriano Ginesi	...	Fat Bald Man at Jovinelli Theatre (uncredited)
Eleonora Giorgi	...	Motorbike Rider (uncredited)
Gudrun Mardou Khiess	...	(uncredited)
John Francis Lane	...	Himself - Interviewé (uncredited)
Anna Magnani	...	Anna (uncredited)
Franco Magno	...	The President (uncredited)
Loredana Martínez	...	Loredana (uncredited)
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Himself (uncredited)
Elliott Murphy	...	Extra (uncredited)
Anna Maria Pescatori	...	Roma (uncredited)
Cassandra Peterson	...	(uncredited)
Mimmo Poli	...	Roman Eating in Terrace (uncredited)
Alessandro Quasimodo	...	Princesse's Guest (uncredited)
Domenico Ravenna	...	Restaurant customer (uncredited)
Giovanni Serboli	...	(uncredited)
Alberto Sordi	...	Himself - Interviewé (uncredited)
Guglielmo Spoletini	...	Spectator Box Match at Festa de noantri (uncredited)
Nino Terzo	...	Trattoria Waiter (uncredited)
Gore Vidal	...	Himself - Interviewé (uncredited)
Alvaro Vitali	...	Alvaro - Tap Dancer at Jovinelli Theatre (uncredited)
Renato Zero	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Federico Fellini

Writing credits
Federico Fellini		(story) &
Bernardino Zapponi		(story)
Federico Fellini		(screenplay) &
Bernardino Zapponi		(screenplay)

Produced by
Turi Vasile	....	producer

Original Music by
Nino Rota

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Rotunno

Film Editing by
Ruggero Mastroianni

Production Design by
Danilo Donati

Set Decoration by
Andrea Fantacci

Costume Design by
Danilo Donati

Makeup Department
Rino Carboni	....	key makeup artist
Amalia Paoletti	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Alessandro Gori	....	production supervisor
Danilo Marciani	....	production manager
Lamberto Pippia	....	production director
Fernando Rossi	....	production supervisor
Alessandro Sarti	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tonino Antonucci	....	second assistant director
Maurizio Mein	....	first assistant director
Paolo Pietrangeli	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Giorgio Giovannini	....	assistant art director
Ferdinando Giovannoni	....	assistant art director
Italo Tomassi	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Renato Cadueri	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Adriano Pischiutta	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Roberto Aristarco	....	assistant camera
Giuseppe Maccari	....	camera operator
Mauro Pezzotti	....	grip
Michele Picciaredda	....	assistant camera
G.B. Poletto	....	still photographer
Piero Servo	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rita Giacchero	....	assistant costumer
Romano Massara	....	assistant costumer

Editorial Department
Leda Bellini	....	assistant editor
Adriana Olasio	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Carlo Savina	....	conductor

Other crew
Marie-Claude Francine DeCroix	....	interpreter
Marie-Claude Francine DeCroix	....	production secretary
Giuliano Geleng	....	publicity frames
Massimo Antonello Geleng	....	publicity frames (as Antonello Geleng)
Rinaldo Geleng	....	publicity frames
Norma Giacchero	....	script supervisor
Gino Landi	....	choreographer
Mario Maldesi	....	dubbing director
Arcangelo Picchi	....	administrator
Cinzia Abbenante	....	voice dubbing: Fiona Florence (uncredited)
Carlo Baccarini	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Isa Bellini	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Roberto Bertea	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Mario Conocchia	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Renato Cortesi	....	voice dubbing: Peter Gonzales, Gore Vidal (uncredited)
Solveyg D'Assunta	....	voice dubbing: Giovanna Di Vita, Lina Franchi, (uncredited)
Roberto Del Giudice	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Corrado Gaipa	....	voice dubbing: : Galliano Sbarra, Dante Cleri, Nino Terzo (uncredited)
Donatella Gambini	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Oreste Lionello	....	voice dubbing: Marne Maitland (uncredited)
Dante Maggio	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Mario Maranzana	....	voice dubbing: Renato Giovannoli (uncredited)
Benita Martini	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Gina Mascetti	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Adalberto Maria Merli	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Elio Pandolfi	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Gianna Piaz	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Silvio Spaccesi	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Renato Turi	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)
Toni Ucci	....	voice dubbing (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Ultra Film
• Les Productions Artistes Associés

Distributors

• United Artists (1972) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical) (35mm print dubbed and subtitles)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1991) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico (1972) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Nova Film (1973) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Homescreen (2012) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Homescreen (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bexio-Sam Milano  soundtrack editing
• Cine Audio Effects  sound effects and foley design
• Cinecittà  studios
• Ditta Pompei  shoes
• Farini  costumes
• Studio Econ  editing
• Tirelli Costumi  costumes
• Veste RTC  costumes

Also Known As:

"Roma" - Italy (original title)

Runtime:

128 min | Argentina:126 min | Spain:116 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian | German | English | French | Latin | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:18A | Finland:K-16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Ireland:15 | UK:15 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R18 | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:18 (orginal rating)

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Ultra Film

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Peter Gonzales Falcon's hairstyles are all in the longish 1972 mode, even though the portions of the film in which he appears are supposed to be taking place thirty or more years earlier, at which time men's hair was cut much, much shorter, and would never be worn as it appears in this film.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Magic of Fellini (2002) (TV)

Life Has No Plot

Some people would complain that this movie has no plot, but does life have a plot? No, of course not! And so this movies goes, from scene to scene, through memories, collages, documentary footage, hallucinations, with only one continuous character but hundreds of faces, bits of conversation, music, all flowing around just like life when you are very drunk and everything in life makes sense, no matter how absurd.

This movie contains some stunning scenes: the "ecclesiastical fashion show"; the Roman traffic jam in the rain; the deli-style whorehouse; the family style meal; the discovery and destruction of Roman ruins during the construction of the subway system. You can walk in at any moment on this movie and it doesn't matter, you don't have to follow it to enjoy it. Perhaps this is true of all Fellini movies, I'm not sure -- certainly it's true of another favorite of mine, Satyricon.