The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Aging small-time conman Augusto works with two younger men: Roberto, who desires to become the Italian Johnny Ray, and Carlo, nicknamed Picasso. Through a series of mishaps and personal entanglements, things go badly for Augusto.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
231 audience votes
Key crew
- Federico FelliniDirector
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
- Tullio PinelliScreenplay
- Federico FelliniScreenplay
- Ennio FlaianoScreenplay
Cast
- Broderick CrawfordAugusto
- Giulietta MasinaIris
- Richard BasehartCarlo
- Franco FabriziRoberto
- Sue Ellen BlakeSusanna
- Irene CefaroMarisa
- Alberto De AmicisRinaldo
- Lorella De LucaPatrizia, Augusto's Daughter
- Giacomo GabrielliBaron Vargas
- Riccardo GarroneRiccardo
- Paul GrenterCast
- Emilio ManfrediCast
Stills
Themes
con manblack and white