Gelsomina is sold by her mother into the employ of Zampanò, a brutal strongman in a traveling circus. When Zampanò encounters an old rival in highwire artist The Fool, his fury is provoked to its breaking point.

• 1 hr 49 min
• Directed by

  Federico Fellini
• Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli, Tullio Pinelli

• Starring

  Richard Basehart

  ,

  Gustavo Giorgi

  ,

  Yami Kamadeva

  ,

  Mario Passante

  ,

  Anthony Quinn

  ,

  Aldo Silvani

  ,

  Goffredo Unger

  ,

  Nazzareno Zamperla

  ,

  Giulietta Masina

  ,

  Anna Primula

  ,

  Marcella Rovere

  ,

  Livia Venturini