I Vitelloni
“A daring story of uninhibited youth!”
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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Cast
30 people
Franco Interlenghi
Moraldo Rubini
Known for
Shoeshine
The Little World of Don Camillo
Alberto Sordi
Alberto
Known for
The Marquis of Grillo
The White Sheik
Franco Fabrizi
Fausto Moretti
Known for
The Little Bather
The Little Devil
Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Vannucci
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Cinema Paradiso
Riccardo Fellini
Riccardo
Also in
The Conjugal Bed
The Children Are Watching Us
Leonora Ruffo
Sandra Rubini
Known for
The Widower
Hercules in the Haunted World
Jean Brochard
Francescco Moretti
Known for
Diabolique
Dr. Knock
Claude Farell
Olga
Known for
Titanic
Carlo Romano
Michele Curti
Known for
West and Soda
Variety Lights
Enrico Viarisio
Signor Rubini
Also in
So In Love
Destinazione Piovarolo
Paola Borboni
Signora Rubini
Known for
Roman Holiday
La Cage aux Folles II
Lída Baarová
Giulia Curti
Also in
Virginity
The Girl in Blue
Federico Fellini Director · Ennio Flaiano Screenplay Tullio Pinelli Story
Director Screenplay Story
Federico Fellini
Screenplay Story
Ennio Flaiano
Story
Tullio Pinelli
Composer
Nino Rota
Cinematographer
Otello Martelli
Cinematographer
Carlo Carlini
Cinematographer
Luciano Trasatti
Editor
Rolando Benedetti
Production designer
Mario Chiari
Costume designer
Margherita Marinari
United States release October 23, 1956 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Cité Films
Production
Peg-Films
Production
Cité Films
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · August 26, 1953
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · September 17, 1953
Theatrical · Milan
United States · October 23, 1956
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
November 7, 1956 · Theatrical
November 14, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
March 10, 1954 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
September 2, 1954 · Theatrical
March 9, 1960 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 4, 1971 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 17, 2021 · Theatrical · Re-release
Brazil
August 15, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
March 18, 1957 · Theatrical
Finland
September 17, 1953 · Theatrical
France
April 23, 1954 · Theatrical · Paris
December 19, 2001 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 21, 2008 · Physical · DVD
April 1, 2009 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 4, 2020 · Theatrical · Re-release (4K Restoration)
May 10, 2020 · Digital · VOD
May 18, 2021 · Physical · Bluray
Germany
June 15, 1956 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
February 6, 1978 · Theatrical
June 20, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
December 12, 2006 · Physical · DVD
October 15, 2021 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
Italy
September 29, 1953 · Theatrical · Rome
October 8, 1953 · Theatrical · Turin
June 13, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
Japan
May 30, 1959 · Theatrical
March 13, 2017 · Premiere · Cinema Neo+Classico Italia
Netherlands
July 21, 2009 · Physical · DVD
Russia
April 6, 1990 · Premiere · Italian Film Festival "City of Rimini and Cinema" (Moscow)
Sweden
September 17, 1953 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 29, 2021 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 31, 1954 · Premiere · Italian Film Week (London)
March 19, 1956 · Theatrical
July 30, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
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