I Vitelloni
I Vitelloni
I Vitelloni
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1953
1h 43m
7.6(712 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

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.

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Franco Interlenghi

Moraldo Rubini

Franco Interlenghi
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Alberto Sordi

Alberto

Alberto Sordi
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Franco Fabrizi

Fausto Moretti

Franco Fabrizi
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Leopoldo Trieste

Leopoldo Vannucci

Leopoldo Trieste
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Riccardo Fellini

Riccardo

Riccardo Fellini
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Leonora Ruffo

Sandra Rubini

Leonora Ruffo
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Jean Brochard

Francescco Moretti

Jean Brochard
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Claude Farell

Olga

Claude Farell
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Carlo Romano

Michele Curti

Carlo Romano
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Enrico Viarisio

Signor Rubini

Enrico Viarisio
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Paola Borboni

Signora Rubini

Paola Borboni
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Lída Baarová

Giulia Curti

Lída Baarová
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Arlette Sauvage

Mysterious Woman at the Cinema

Arlette Sauvage
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Vira Silenti

Gisella

Vira Silenti
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Maja Niles

Caterina

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Achille Majeroni

Sergio Natali

Achille Majeroni
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Guido Martufi

Guido

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Silvio Bagolini

Giudizio

Silvio Bagolini
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Milvia Chianelli

Riccardo's Friend

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Enzo Andronico

A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)

Enzo Andronico
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Alberto Anselmi

(uncredited)

Alberto Anselmi
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Riccardo Cucciolla

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Riccardo Cucciolla
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Gustavo De Nardo

(uncredited)

Gustavo De Nardo
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Graziella De Roc

(uncredited)

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Giovanna Galli

Ballerina (uncredited)

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Franca Gandolfi

Ballerina (uncredited)

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Lilia Landi

Self (uncredited)

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Gigetta Morano

Alberto and Olga's Mother (uncredited)

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Lino Toffolo

A Boy at the Carnival (uncredited)

Lino Toffolo
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Gondrano Trucchi

(uncredited)

Gondrano Trucchi

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