8½

1963 | 2h 19m | Romance, Fantasy | TV-PG

Brief Synopsis

Federico Fellini's 1963 classic earned a Best Foreign Film Oscar for its offbeat brilliance. Marcello Mastroianni stars as a movie director struggling with his latest production. This challenging vision of work, life and love embraces satire and fantasy.

Cast and Crew

DIRECTOR

Federico Fellini

CAST

Marcello Mastroianni

Claudia Cardinale

Anouk Aimée

Sandra Milo

Rossella Falk

Barbara Steele

Guido Alberti

PRODUCERS

Angelo Rizzoli

WRITERS

Federico Fellini

Host Intros

01:59
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- 8 1/2 (1963)
Intro Aired: Feb 2019
Ben Mankiewicz introduces 8 1/2, 1963.
02:00
Ben Mankiewicz Intro -- 8 1/2 (1963)
Intro Aired: Aug 2018
Ben Mankiewicz introduces 8 1/2, 1963.

Related Videos

8 1/2 -- (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Down For Good
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The arresting opening, a film director trapped in his car, from Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, 1963, starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimee and Sandra Milo.
8 1/2 -- (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Don't You Recognize Me?
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Movie director Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) meets his mother (Giuditta Rissone) and father (Annibale Ninchi) in a dreamy sequence beginning in his bedroom, early in Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, 1963.
8 1/2 -- (1963) -- (Movie Clip) Now She'll Bring Up Her Husband
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Two scenes between movie director Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) and his neurotic mistress Carla (Sandro Milo), hiding out at a cheap hotel, early in Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, 1963.
8 1/2 -- (1963) -- (Movie Clip) An Impoverished Poetic Inspiration
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At the spa for mineral water, Claudia (Claudia Cardinale) appears to glide in before movie director Guido (Marcello Mastroianni) enters conversation with writer Fabrizio (Jean Rougeul), in Federico Fellini's 8 1/2, 1963.

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