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When Gelsomina (Giulietta Masina), a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn) to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband's coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto (Richard Basehart), the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
Original Release
09/23/1954
US Release
07/16/1956
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Quinn | Zampanò |
Giulietta Masina | Gelsomina |
Richard Basehart | The Fool / Il 'Matto' |
Aldo Silvani | Giraffa / Il Signor Giraffa |
Marcella Rovena | Widow |
Livia Venturini | Nun / La Suorina / La soeur |
Pietro Ceccarelli | Bartender |
Giovanna Galli | Prostitute |
Yami Kamadeva | Prostitute |
Mario Passante | Waiter |
Directors
Writers
Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano
Cast
Name | Character |
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Anthony Quinn | Zampanò |
Giulietta Masina | Gelsomina |
Richard Basehart | The Fool / Il 'Matto' |
Aldo Silvani | Giraffa / Il Signor Giraffa |
Marcella Rovena | Widow |
Livia Venturini | Nun / La Suorina / La soeur |
Pietro Ceccarelli | Bartender |
Giovanna Galli | Prostitute |
Yami Kamadeva | Prostitute |
Mario Passante | Waiter |
Anna Primula | Gelsomina's Mother |
Alexandre Trannoy | Juggler |
Goffredo Unger | Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking |
Nazzareno Zamperla | Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking |
Marcella Rovere | La Vedova |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Dino De Laurentiis | Producer |
Carlo Ponti | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1957 | Oscar | Best Writing, Best Screenplay - Original | Nominated |
1957 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |