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Federico Fellini (1920–1993)


The women who both attracted and frightened him and an Italy dominated in his youth by Mussolini and Pope Pius XII - inspired the dreams that Fellini started recording in notebooks in the 1960s. Life and dreams were raw material for his films. His native Rimini and characters like Saraghina (the devil herself said the priests who ran his school) -... See full bio »

Died:

(age 73) in Rome, Lazio, Italy

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Nominated for 12 Oscars. Another 65 wins & 27 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Amarcord
Amarcord Writer
(1973)
La dolce vita
La dolce vita Writer
(1960)
8½
Writer
(1963)
Le notti di Cabiria
(1957)

Filmography

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  The Thousand Miles (inspired by) (announced)
 1987 Intervista (screenplay) / (story)
 1986 Ginger e Fred (screenplay) / (story)
 1985 Alta Società: Rigatoni Barilla (Video short)
 1984 Che bel paesaggio: Bitter Campari (Video short)
 1983 E la nave va (screenplay) / (story)
 1980 La città delle donne (story)
 1978 Prova d'orchestra (story) / (writer)
 1976 Il Casanova di Federico Fellini (screenplay)
 1974 Pasqualino Cammarata... capitano di fregata (idea - uncredited)
 1973 Amarcord (screenplay) / (story)
 1972 Roma (screenplay) / (story)
 1970 I clowns (TV Movie documentary)
 1969 Fellini - Satyricon (adaptation and screenplay)
 1969 NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) (1 episode)
 1969 Sweet Charity (based upon the screenplay by: "Nights of Cabiria")
 1968 Histoires extraordinaires (adaptation - segment "Toby Dammit")
 1965 Giulietta degli spiriti (screenplay) / (story)
 1963 (screenplay) / (story)
 1962 Boccaccio 70 (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
 1960 La dolce vita (screenplay) / (story)
 1958 Fortunella (writer)
 1957 Le notti di Cabiria (screenplay) / (story)
 1955 Il Bidone
 1954 La Strada (story and screenplay)
 1953 L'amore in città (Documentary) (segment "Agenzia matrimoniale", uncredited)
 1953 I vitelloni (screenplay) / (story)
 1952 Lo sceicco bianco (screenplay) / (story - as F. Fellini)
 1951 La città si difende (screenplay) / (story)
 1951 Luci del varietà (screenplay) / (story)
 1950 Il cammino della speranza (screenplay) / (story)
 1950 Francesco, giullare di Dio (screenplay collaborator)
 1950 The Ways of Love (story by)
 1949 Il mulino del Po (screenplay)
 1949 La città dolente (writer)
 1949 In nome della legge (screenplay)
 1948 Senza pietà (screenplay) / (story)
 1948 L'amore (story - segment "Il miracolo")
 1947 Il passatore (screenplay)
 1947 Il delitto di Giovanni Episcopo (screenplay)
 1946 Aquila nera (uncredited)
 1946 Paisà (screenplay and dialogue) / (story - as F. Fellini)
 1945 Roma città aperta (collaboration on screenplay)
 1945 Chi l'ha visto? (screenplay) / (story)
 1943 Apparizione (screenplay - uncredited)
 1943 L'ultima carrozzella (screenplay)
 1943 Campo de' fiori (adaptation)
 1942 I cavalieri del deserto (adaptation) / (screenplay)
 1942 Quarta pagina (screenplay) / (story)
 1942 Avanti c'è posto... (story - as Federico)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial (Italy): Directed commercial for Campari See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 41 Print Biographies | 2 Portrayals | 4 Interviews | 12 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Federico | F. Fellini | Fellini

Height:

5' 11¾" (1.82 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

The visionary is the only true realist. See more »

Trivia:

He was the inspiration and his voice was sampled for the album "Fellini Days" (released in 2001) by former Marillion singer Fish. See more »

Trademark:

Frequently cast Marcello Mastroianni and Giulietta Masina See more »

Nickname:

FeFe See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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