I vitelloni
Italy • 1953
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Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
Synopsis
Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorFederico Fellini
WriterFederico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano
CinematographerLuciano Trasatti, Carlo Carlini, Otello Martelli
ComposerNino Rota
EditorRolando Benedetti
ProducerLorenzo Pegoraro, Mario De Vecchi, Jacques Bar
Cast
Franco Interlenghias Moraldo Rubini