The Great Beauty
Jep Gambardella has seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of Rome for decades, but after his 65th birthday and a shock from the past, Jep looks past the nightclubs and parties to find a timeless landscape of absurd, exquisite beauty.
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Cast
64 people
Toni Servillo
Jep Gambardella
Known for
Gomorrah
Il Divo
Carlo Verdone
Romano
Known for
Bianco, rosso e Verdone
Lucky and Zorba
Sabrina Ferilli
Ramona
Known for
Natale a New York
Vacanze di Natale a Cortina
Carlo Buccirosso
Lello Cava
Known for
Mom or Dad?
Il Divo
Iaia Forte
Trumeau
Known for
Leopardi
5 Is the Perfect Number
Pamela Villoresi
Viola
Known for
Sugar Baby
Ears
Galatea Ranzi
Stefania
Known for
Baby
The Girl in the Fog
Franco Graziosi
Conte Colonna
Known for
Duck, You Sucker
We Have a Pope
Sonia Gessner
Contessa Colonna
Known for
Youth
Perdiamoci di vista
Giorgio Pasotti
Stefano
Known for
The Last Kiss
Nine and a Half Moons
Massimo Popolizio
Alfio Bracco
Known for
I'm Back
Leopardi
Luca Marinelli
Andrea
Known for
They Call Me Jeeg
Don't Be Bad
Paolo Sorrentino Director · Umberto Contarello Screenplay Lele Marchitelli Composer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $9.2M · United States release November 15, 2013
Box office
Budget
$9,200,000
Worldwide gross
$24,930,592
Gross vs. budget
2.7×
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
Indigo Film
Production
Babe Films
Production
Pathé
Production
Mediaset
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Banca Popolare di Vicenza
Production
Biscottificio Verona
Production
Eurimages
Production
France Télévisions
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Lazio Film Commission
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MEDIA Programme of the European Union
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Medusa Film
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Regione Lazio
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France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
La grande bellezza
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Chinese · Italian · Japanese · Spanish
Release dates
Belgium · May 21, 2013
Limited theatrical
Italy · May 21, 2013
Theatrical
United States · November 15, 2013
Theatrical
Austria
July 26, 2013 · Digital
Brazil
December 20, 2013 · Theatrical · IMDB
China
April 16, 2026 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Czechia
October 31, 2013 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Finland
April 18, 2014 · Theatrical
France
May 21, 2013 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
May 22, 2013 · Theatrical
Germany
July 25, 2013 · Theatrical
Greece
November 28, 2013 · Theatrical
April 4, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Ireland
September 6, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
April 29, 2014 · Digital
Lithuania
October 4, 2013 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 7, 2013 · Theatrical
March 27, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
January 2, 2016 · TV · NPO 2
Poland
July 11, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Slovakia
October 31, 2013 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 12, 2014 · Theatrical
Spain
December 5, 2013 · Theatrical
Switzerland
May 22, 2013 · Digital
United Kingdom
September 6, 2013 · Theatrical
January 13, 2014 · Physical · DVD
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