Summary
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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Cast
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Rubini
Anita Ekberg
Sylvia
Anouk Aimée
Maddalena
Yvonne Furneaux
Emma
Magali Noël
Fanny
Alain Cuny
Steiner
Annibale Ninchi
Marcello's father
Walter Santesso
Paparazzo
Valeria Ciangottini
Paola
Riccardo Garrone
Riccardo
Ida Galli
Debutante of the year
Audrey McDonald
Jane
Polidor
Pagliaccio
Mino Doro
Lover of Nadia
Giulio Girola
Police commissioner
Laura Betti
Laura
Nico
Nico
Enzo Cerusico
Photographer
Enrico Glori
Admirer of Nadia
Adriana Moneta
Ninni
Lex Barker
Robert - Sylvia's husband
Jacques Sernas
The star
Nadia Gray
Nadia
Giuseppe Addobbati
(uncredited)
Gabriella Andreini
Woman at Nadia's Party (uncredited)
Nadia Balabine
Reporter (uncredited)
Ignazio Balsamo
(uncredited)
Lars Bloch
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fabrizio Capucci
Photographer at Press Conference (uncredited)
Donato Castellaneta
Reporter (uncredited)
Adriano Celentano
Self (uncredited)
Leo Coleman
Negro Dancer (uncredited)
Donatella Della Nora
Reporter (uncredited)
Oretta Fiume
Lisa (uncredited)
Rina Franchetti
Mother of the Miracle Children (uncredited)
Franco Giacobini
Journalist at the Telephone (uncredited)
Sondra Lee
Ballerina in Spoleto (uncredited)
Giuliana Lojodice
Servant at Steiner's House (uncredited)
Harriet Medin
Sylvia's Secretary (uncredited)
Liana Orfei
(uncredited)
Umberto Orsini
Man in Sunglasses That Helps Nadia Strip (uncredited)
Ada Passeri
Woman in Miracle Sequence (uncredited)
Franca Pasut
Girl Covered with Feathers (uncredited)
Paola Petrini
(uncredited)
Cesarino Miceli Picardi
Irate Man in Nightclub (uncredited)
Alberto Plebani
Doctor (uncredited)
Leonida Repaci
Steiner's Guest (uncredited)
Alfredo Rizzo
Television Director (uncredited)
Archie Savage
Negro Dancer (uncredited)
Giò Stajano
Pierone (uncredited)
Gondrano Trucchi
Servant at Caracalla's (uncredited)
Aldo Vasco
Man in Miracle Sequence (uncredited)
Maria Teresa Vianello
Woman at Airport (uncredited)
Iolanda Fortini
(uncredited)
Marta Timar
(uncredited)
Bruna Cealti
(uncredited)
Nancy Lecchini
Party Guest (uncredited)
Giulio Tomei
Night Club Customer (uncredited)
Lucia Cavalieri
Old Woman by the Miracle Tree (uncredited)