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.
Cast
Broderick Crawford
Augusto
Giulietta Masina
Iris
Richard Basehart
Carlo
Franco Fabrizi
Roberto
Sue Ellen Blake
Susanna
Irene Cefaro
Marisa
Alberto De Amicis
Rinaldo
Lorella De Luca
Patrizia, Augusto's Daughter
Giacomo Gabrielli
Baron Vargas
Riccardo Garrone
Riccardo
Paul Grenter
Unknown
Emilio Manfredi
Unknown
Lucetta Muratori
Unknown
Mario Passante
Conman
Sara Simoni
Stella's Sister
Xenia Valderi
Luciana
Mara Werlen
Maggie
Maria Zanoli
Stella Florina
Ettore Bevilacqua
Swindled Man
Gino Buzzanca
Saro (uncredited)
Grazia Carini
(uncredited)
Gianna Cobelli
(uncredited)
Ada Colangeli
(uncredited)
Tiziano Cortini
Blond of the Movie Theater (uncredited)
Gustavo De Nardo
(uncredited)
Gianni Di Segni
Party Guest (uncredited)
Rosanna Fabrizi
(uncredited)
Yami Kamadeva
(uncredited)
Tullio Tomadoni
(uncredited)
Amedeo Trilli
(uncredited)
Barbara Varenna
(uncredited)
Crew
Federico Fellini
Director, Screenplay, Story
Ennio Flaiano
Screenplay, Story
Tullio Pinelli
Screenplay, Story
Mario Serandrei
Editor
Giuseppe Vari
Editor
Otello Martelli
Director of Photography
Moraldo Rossi
First Assistant Director
Narciso Vicario
Second Assistant Director
Dominique Delouche
Second Assistant Director
Paolo Nuzzi
Second Assistant Director
Antonio Negri
Production Supervisor
Goffredo Lombardo
Producer
Silvio Clementelli
Producer
Charles Delac
Producer
Mario Derecchi
Producer
Dario Cecchi
Production Design, Costume Design
Roberto Gerardi
Camera Operator
Arturo Zavattini
Assistant Camera
Fiamma Rocchetti
Hairstylist
Eligio Trani
Makeup Artist
Giovanni Rossi
Sound
Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Massimiliano Capriccioli
Set Decoration
G.B. Poletto
Still Photographer
Nada delle Piane
Script Supervisor
Giuseppe Colizzi
Production Manager
Franco Ferrara
Conductor
Ezio Rodi
Administration
Manolo Bolognini
Production Secretary
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