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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… Read more
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1954 · 1h 55m · ★ 93% (159K)
Filmed in Italy - where it happened!
Director: Federico Fellini
Starring: Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart
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.
Federico Fellini
Ponti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica
Giulietta Masina, Anthony Quinn, Richard Basehart, Aldo Silvani, Marcella Rovere, Livia Venturini, Pietro Ceccarelli, Giovanna Galli, Gustavo Giorgi, Yami Kamadeva, Mario Passante, Anna Primula, Alexandre Trannoy, Goffredo Unger, Nazzareno Zamperla, Arnoldo Foà
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