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.
Cast
Franco Interlenghi
Moraldo Rubini
Alberto Sordi
Alberto
Franco Fabrizi
Fausto Moretti
Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Vannucci
Riccardo Fellini
Riccardo
Leonora Ruffo
Sandra Rubini
Jean Brochard
Francescco Moretti
Claude Farell
Olga
Carlo Romano
Michele Curti
Enrico Viarisio
Signor Rubini
Paola Borboni
Signora Rubini
Lída Baarová
Giulia Curti
Arlette Sauvage
Mysterious Woman at the Cinema
Vira Silenti
Gisella
Maja Niles
Caterina
Achille Majeroni
Sergio Natali
Guido Martufi
Guido
Silvio Bagolini
Giudizio
Milvia Chianelli
Riccardo's Friend
Enzo Andronico
A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)
Alberto Anselmi
(uncredited)
Riccardo Cucciolla
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Gustavo De Nardo
(uncredited)
Graziella De Roc
(uncredited)
Giovanna Galli
Ballerina (uncredited)
Franca Gandolfi
Ballerina (uncredited)
Lilia Landi
Self (uncredited)
Gigetta Morano
Alberto and Olga's Mother (uncredited)
Lino Toffolo
A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)
Gondrano Trucchi
(uncredited)
Crew
Federico Fellini
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay, Story
Tullio Pinelli
Story
Rolando Benedetti
Editor
Luciano Trasatti
Director of Photography
Carlo Carlini
Director of Photography
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Stefano Ubezio
Assistant Director
Max de Vaucorbeil
Assistant Director
Moraldo Rossi
Assistant Director
Danilo Fallani
Production Supervisor
Lorenzo Pegoraro
Producer
Mario De Vecchi
Producer
Jacques Bar
Producer
Mario Chiari
Production Design
Franco Villa
Camera Operator
Roberto Gerardi
Camera Operator
Margherita Marinari
Costume Design
Renato Bomarzi
Makeup Artist
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Luigi Giacosi
Set Decoration, Production Manager
Italo Tomassi
Set Designer
Ampelio Ciolfi
Still Photographer
Narciso Vicario
Script Supervisor
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Ugo Benvenuti
Production Secretary
