La Dolce Vita
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Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
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Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Rubini
Known for
8½
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Anita Ekberg
Sylvia
Known for
Boccaccio '70
Killer Nun
Anouk Aimée
Maddalena
Known for
8½
A Man and a Woman
Yvonne Furneaux
Emma
Known for
Repulsion
The Mummy
Magali Noël
Fanny
Known for
Amarcord
Razzia
Alain Cuny
Steiner
Known for
Emmanuelle
Many Wars Ago
Annibale Ninchi
Marcello's father
Also in
8½
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Walter Santesso
Paparazzo
Also in
Girl from La Mancha
Eroe vagabondo
Valeria Ciangottini
Paola
Known for
Don Camillo: Monsignor
Family Diary
Riccardo Garrone
Riccardo
Known for
Sherlock Hound
Fantozzi Still Suffers
Ida Galli
Debutante of the year
Known for
Be Sick… It's Free
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Audrey McDonald
Jane
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Matthias & Maxime
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Federico Fellini Director · Tullio Pinelli Screenplay Ennio Flaiano Screenplay
Worldwide gross $20M · United States release April 19, 1961 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$19,647,000
Production
Cinecittà Studios
Production
Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Production
Riama Film
Production
Société Nationale Pathé Cinéma
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 3, 1960
Premiere
Italy · February 5, 1960
Theatrical
United States · April 19, 1961
Theatrical
United States
July 23, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
March 15, 1961 · Theatrical
Australia
August 24, 1960 · Theatrical
January 5, 1989 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 19, 2014 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival - restored version
Brazil
April 26, 1961 · Theatrical
September 10, 2015 · Theatrical · FJ CINES mj.gov.br
Czechia
September 25, 2003 · Limited theatrical · Film clubs only
Denmark
July 8, 1960 · Theatrical
July 31, 1961 · Theatrical · (re-release)
March 8, 1964 · Theatrical · (re-release)
Finland
September 2, 1960 · Theatrical
France
May 11, 1960 · Theatrical · Visa CNC 21981
December 22, 1996 · Theatrical · (re-release)
October 12, 2006 · Theatrical · (re-release)
July 16, 2014 · Theatrical · (re-release) (restored version)
May 17, 2026 · Digital · France•tv
May 17, 2026 · TV · France•3
Germany
June 21, 1960 · Theatrical
Greece
April 18, 1961 · Theatrical
February 24, 2003 · Theatrical · (DVD premiere)
August 29, 2019 · Digital
September 26, 2024 · Limited theatrical · Re-Issue
Hong Kong SAR China
April 3, 2011 · Premiere · (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
Hungary
September 23, 2004 · Physical · DVD
October 5, 2018 · Physical · DVD
Italy
July 9, 1970 · Theatrical · (re-release)
May 30, 2003 · Theatrical · (re-release)
October 12, 2006 · Limited theatrical · Rome Film Festival
Japan
September 20, 1960 · Theatrical
July 26, 1982 · Theatrical · (re-release)
Mexico
April 13, 1961 · Theatrical
Netherlands
June 10, 1960 · Theatrical
January 10, 2006 · Physical · DVD
July 13, 2008 · TV · Nederland 2
Portugal
May 6, 1970 · Theatrical
August 15, 1991 · Theatrical · (re-release)
Russia
April 5, 1990 · Limited theatrical · Italian Film Festival "City of Rimini and Cinema" (Moscow)
Russia
April 15, 2004 · Physical · DVD
March 5, 2020 · Theatrical · Restored version
Slovakia
April 9, 1997 · TV · Markíza
June 24, 2003 · Premiere · (Art Film Festival)
Spain
June 1, 1981 · Limited theatrical · Barcelona
June 8, 1981 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
Sweden
October 17, 1960 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 8, 1997 · Theatrical · (Zürich) (re-release)
Taiwan
September 7, 2012 · Theatrical · (re-release)
Ukraine
June 27, 2013 · Theatrical · (re-release)
United Kingdom
April 19, 1961 · Theatrical
December 17, 2004 · Theatrical · (re-release)
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