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About 1953 film directed by Federico Fellini
Genres drama, comedy, coming-of-age
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli
Starring Alberto Sordi, Lída Baarová, Franco Interlenghi, Riccardo Cucciolla, Leopoldo Trieste, Paola Borboni, Franco Fabrizi, Leonora Ruffo
Music Nino Rota
Runtime 100 min
Country Italy, France
Links TMDB · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikipedia · Wikidata
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