When Gelsomina, a naïve young woman, is purchased from her impoverished mother by brutish circus strongman Zampanò to be his wife and partner, she loyally endures her husband’s coldness and abuse as they travel the Italian countryside performing together. Soon Zampanò must deal with his jealousy and conflicted feelings about Gelsomina when she finds a kindred spirit in Il Matto, the carefree circus fool, and contemplates leaving Zampanò.
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Film Cast:

• Zampanò: Anthony Quinn
• Gelsomina: Giulietta Masina
• Il ‘Matto’: Richard Basehart
• Il Signor Giraffa: Aldo Silvani
• La Vedova: Marcella Rovere
• La Suorina: Lidia Venturini
• (uncredited): Gustavo Giorgi
• Prostitute (uncredited): Yami Kamadeva
• Waiter (uncredited): Mario Passante
• Gelsomina’s Mother (uncredited): Anna Primula
• Bartender (uncredited): Pietro Ceccarelli
• Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited): Goffredo Unger
• Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking (uncredited): Nazzareno Zamperla
• Prostitute (uncredited): Giovanna Galli

Film Crew:

• Original Music Composer: Nino Rota
• Producer: Carlo Ponti
• Story: Federico Fellini
• Story: Tullio Pinelli
• Co-Writer: Ennio Flaiano
• Producer: Dino De Laurentiis
• Director of Photography: Otello Martelli
• Camera Operator: Roberto Gerardi
• Conductor: Franco Ferrara
• Second Assistant Director: Paolo Nuzzi
• Assistant Editor: Lina Caterini
• First Assistant Director: Moraldo Rossi
• Makeup Artist: Eligio Trani
• Production Supervisor: Giorgio Morra
• Makeup Artist: Dante Trani
• Production Coordinator: Luigi Giacosi
• Production Design: Mario Ravasco
• Art Direction: Enrico Cervelli
• Costume Design: Margherita Marinari
• Production Supervisor: Angelo Cittadini
• Production Supervisor: Danilo Fallani
• Sound: Aldo Calpini
• Editor: Leo Catozzo
• Script Supervisor: Narciso Vicario
• Sound: Rinaldo Boggio

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