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Director:
Federico Fellini
Writers:
Federico Fellini (story) &
Tonino Guerra (story) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
28 March 1986 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama See more »
Tagline:
The movie that watches television through the eyes of Fellini.
Plot:
Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act (imitating Fred... See more » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 13 wins & 15 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
Reality – review
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 23 March 2013, 5:03 PM, PDT)
Tonino Guerra obituary
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 22 March 2012, 4:16 AM, PDT)
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User Reviews:
A pleasant Fellini film for a change See more (17 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)

Giulietta Masina ... Amelia Bonetti / Ginger

Marcello Mastroianni ... Pippo Botticella / Fred
Franco Fabrizi ... Show host
Friedrich von Ledebur ... Admiral Aulenti (as Frederick Ledebur)
Augusto Poderosi ... Transvestite
Martin Maria Blau ... Assistant director
Jacques Henri Lartigue ... Brother Gerolamo (as Jacques Henry Lartigue)
Totò Mignone ... Totò (as Toto Mignone)
Ezio Marano ... The Intellectual
Antoine Saint-John ... Bandaged man (as Antoine Saint Jean)

Friedrich von Thun ... Kidnapped Industrialist (as Frederich Thun)
Antonino Iuorio ... TV Inspector (as Antonio Iuorio)
Barbara Scoppa ... Journalist
Elisabetta Flumeri ... Journalist
Salvatore Billa ... Clark Gable
Ginestra Spinola ... Clairvoyant
Stefania Marini ... TV secretary
Francesco Casale ... Mafioso
Gianfranco Alpestre ... Kidnapped Lawyer
Filippo Ascione ... Pianist
Elena Cantarone ... Nurse
Cosima Chiusoli ... Fiance of the Unfrocked Priest
Claudio Ciocca ... Television Cameraman
Sergio Ciulli ... Son of clairvoyant
Roberto De Sandro
Vittorio De Bisogno ... Television Director
Fabrizio Fontana ... Honorable Tartina
Laurentina Guidotti ... Production secretary
Giorgio Iovine ... Hotel Porters
Danika La Loggia ... Kidnapped Mother
Isabelle Therese La Porte ... Hostess of television program
Luigi Leoni ... Mayor
Luciano Lombardo ... Unfrocked Priest
Mariele Loreley ... Journalist
Elena Magoia ... Literary critic
Franco Marino ... Impresario Nanetti
Mauro Misul ... Editor
Jurgen Morhofer ... Rock guitarist
Pippo Negri ... Inventor of the underpants
Antonietta Patriarca ... Mrs. Silvestri
Nando Pucci Negri ... Assistant Director
Luigi Rossi ... Superdecorated man

Franco Trevisi ... Carabinieri Captain
Patti Vailati ... Patty the Secretary (as Patty Vailati)
Narciso Vicario ... Television president (as Narcisio Vicario)
Hermann Weisskopf ... Professor Kare Rulph Noiburg (as Hermann Weiskopf)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Pino Ammendola ... Honorable Tartina (voice)
Marcia Sedoc
Daniele Aldrovandi ... Marty Feldmann (uncredited)
Ennio Antonelli ... Cameriere (uncredited)
Claudio Botosso ... Un intervistatore (uncredited)
Eolo Capritti ... Kojak (uncredited)
Mario Conocchia ... Conocchia (uncredited)

Gabriella Di Luzio ... Gabriella (uncredited)
Rosario Galli ... Tv production secretary (uncredited)
Barbara Montanari ... Bette Davis (uncredited)
Federica Paccosi ... Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Partexano ... Sailor (uncredited)
Leonardo Petrillo ... Marcel Proust (uncredited)
Moana Pozzi ... (uncredited)
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Directed by
Federico Fellini 
 
Writing credits
Federico Fellini (story) &
Tonino Guerra (story)

Federico Fellini (screenplay) &
Tonino Guerra (screenplay) &
Tullio Pinelli (screenplay)

Produced by
Alberto Grimaldi .... producer
Heinz Bibo .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Nicola Piovani 
 
Cinematography by
Tonino Delli Colli (director of photography)
Ennio Guarnieri (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Nino Baragli 
Ugo De Rossi 
Ruggero Mastroianni 
 
Production Design by
Dante Ferretti 
 
Art Direction by
Nazzareno Piana 
 
Set Decoration by
Franco Fumagalli  (as Gian Franco Fumagalli)
Angelo Santucci 
 
Costume Design by
Danilo Donati 
 
Makeup Department
Adriano Carboni .... makeup artist
Rino Carboni .... chief makeup artist
Desideria Corridoni .... hair stylist
Patrizia Corridoni .... hair stylist
Corrado Cristofori .... hair stylist
Adonella De Rossi .... makeup artist
Fernanda De Rossi .... makeup artist
Massimo De Rossi .... makeup artist
Renato Francola .... makeup artist
Maria-Luisa Fraticelli .... hair stylist (as Maria Luisa Fraticelli)
Alberta Giuliani .... hair stylist
Rita Luciani .... hair stylist
Rosa Luciani .... hair stylist
Giancarlo Marin .... hair stylist
Aldo Signoretti .... hair stylist
Alfredo Tiberi .... makeup artist
Rosalba Cimino .... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Franco Coduti .... production manager (as Gianfranco Coduti)
Raymond Leplont .... production manager
Tullio Lullo .... production supervisor
Roberto Mannoni .... production manager
Franco Marino .... production supervisor
Walter Massi .... production manager
Fernando Rossi .... production supervisor
Viero Spadoni .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gianni Arduini .... first assistant director
Filippo Ascione .... second assistant director
Daniela Barbiani .... second assistant director
Eugenio Cappuccio .... second assistant director
Anke Zindler .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Stefano Cecchini .... graphic artist
Franco Ceraolo .... assistant production designer
Ambrogio Cranna .... set furnishing
Giuliano Geleng .... painter
Rinaldo Geleng .... painter
Gianni Gianese .... set furnishing (as Giovanni Gianese)
Carlo Latour .... set furnishing
Luigi Sergianni .... set constructor
Giacomo Setaccioli .... graphic artist
Italo Tomassi .... set constructor
 
Sound Department
Fabio Ancillai .... sound
Fausto Ancillai .... sound mixer
Antonio Barba .... boom operator
Furio Castelli .... dubbing
Sergio Marcotulli .... sound technician
Fabio Palmisano .... sound syncronisation
Tommaso Quattrini .... sound
Massimo Rinchiusi .... sound synchronisation
Giuseppe Testa .... boom operator
Roberto Tommaselli .... boom operator (as Roberto Tomaselli)
Edmondo Gintili .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
Mark Headley .... sound producer: English version (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Adriano Pischiutta .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Marco Bechis .... visual effects artist (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Deborah Imogen Beer .... still photographer (as Deborah Beer)
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci .... camera operator (as Giovanni Fiore)
Luca Luparini .... assistant camera
Aldo Marchiori .... camera operator
Pierluigi Praturlon .... still photographer
Antonio Scaramuzza .... assistant camera
Marco Sperduti .... assistant camera
Carlo Tafani .... camera operator
Gianfranco Torinti .... assistant camera
Massimo Rinella .... grip (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Fiammeta Profili .... casting associate (as Fiammetta Profili)
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosanna Andreoni .... assistant costume designer
Bruno Lenzi .... assistant costumer
Luigi Urbani .... assistant costumer
 
Editorial Department
Helga Borsche .... assistant editor
M. Elvira Castagnolo .... assistant editor (as Maria Elvira Castagnolo)
Viviana Massi .... assistant editor
Marcello Olasio .... assistant editor
Renato Serafini .... color technician
Pietro Tomassi .... assistant editor
Elvira Tonini .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Angelo Giovagnoli .... musician: french horn solo
Nicola Piovani .... conductor
Donato Salone .... music assistant
 
Transportation Department
Albino Biancifiori .... transportation
 
Other crew
Dario Bellini .... opticals
Dario Bellini .... titles
Carla Ferroni .... production secretary
Lyda Garozzo .... production secretary
Norma Giacchero .... script supervisor (as Norma Del Pace Giacchero)
Alberto Grimaldi .... presenter
Miro Grisanti .... opticals
Miro Grisanti .... titles
Enzo Lucarini .... administrator (as Vincenzo Lucarini)
Mario Maldesi .... dubbing director
Alessandro Mancini .... production secretary
Benito Mancini .... administrator
Marcello Mancini .... production secretary
Pasquale Manzollino .... administrator
Raffaele Manzollino .... accountant
Mario Milani .... edition coordinator
Luigi Millozza .... general organiser
Isabella Paolucci .... assistant choreographer
Maurizio Pigna .... production secretary
Maurizio Saraceni .... administrator
Filippo Spoletini .... production secretary
Tony Ventura .... choreographer
Antonella Villanti .... administrator
Otto Simánek .... voice dubbing (uncredited)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Ginger e Fred" - Italy (original title)
"Federico Fellini's Ginger & Fred" - USA (DVD box title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
125 min
Country:
Italy | France | West Germany
Language:
Italian | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Finland:S | Switzerland:16 (canton of the Grisons) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:16 (bw) | Iceland:L | Italy:T | Netherlands:6 | Australia:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12
Filming Locations:
Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, ItalySee more »
Company:
Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
In August 1985, two months after filming had wrapped, director Federico Fellini fell ill due to a mini stroke. Fortunately, the ailment did not have any lasting negative effects on his health.See more »
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Frasier: Moon Dance (#3.13)" (1996)See more »

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4 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
A pleasant Fellini film for a change, 26 May 2003
Author: Brian Ellis from Chantilly, VA

Before I saw this movie, I had heard how it was considered one of Federico Fellini's more accessible movies. If this was meant of Fellini's films from the sixties on, I can agree with that. The film is basically two things: one big jab at television and giving Giuletta Masina the opportunity to show everyone how adorable she is (she succeeds). The TV angle, however scathing it may have been in 1986; today with the plethora of reality TV shows, the film just seems prescient. The film's very basic storyline is Masina reuniting with old dance partner Marcello Mastroianni for a TV show. Filling in the rest of the movie (and sometimes obscuring the main story) are the many oddball characters scheduled for the TV show. As anyone familiar with Fellini knows, he loves outrageous people. In this film, for example, there are transsexuals, psychics, a midget troupe and a cow with many teats. The first part of the movie, at the hotel, is a little too much because everything is thrown at the viewer at once. The characters, television, Ginger and Fred, all vie for your attention and it can be overwhelming. Once at the studio, the film kind of settles down and one is able to enjoy the film and it's characters. Not one of Fellini's best but also not only for fanatics of Fellini either.

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