---
title: '8½ (1963)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Federico Fellini'
released: '1963-02-14'
runtime_minutes: 138
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/812-1963'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056801/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# 8½ (1963)

1963 · 138 min · Drama, Fantasy, Comedy · France, Italy

Original title: Otto e mezzo

## Synopsis

8½ is a 1963 Italian avant-garde comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on famous Italian film director Guido Anselmi who suffers from writer's block as he attempts to direct an epic science fiction film. Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Rossella Falk, Barbara Steele, and Eddra Gale portray the various women in Guido's life. An international co-production between France and Italy, the film was shot in black and white by cinematographer Gianni Di Venanzo and features a score by Nino Rota, with costume and set designs by Piero Gherardi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Federico Fellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/federico-fellini)
- **Screenplay:** [Federico Fellini](https://cinepixo.com/people/federico-fellini), [Ennio Flaiano](https://cinepixo.com/people/ennio-flaiano), [Tullio Pinelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/tullio-pinelli), [Brunello Rondi](https://cinepixo.com/people/brunello-rondi)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Nino Rota](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-rota)
- **Producer:** [Angelo Rizzoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-rizzoli)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gianni Di Venanzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianni-di-venanzo)
- **Editor:** [Leo Catozzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-catozzo)

## Cast

- [Abdalqadir as-Sufi](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdalqadir-as-sufi)
- [Mario Pisu](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-pisu)
- [Annie Gorassini](https://cinepixo.com/people/annie-gorassini)
- [Mino Doro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mino-doro)
- [John Karlsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-karlsen)
- [Maria Tedeschi](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-tedeschi)
- [Giuditta Rissone](https://cinepixo.com/people/giuditta-rissone)
- [Giulio Calì](https://cinepixo.com/people/giulio-cali)
- [John Stacy](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-stacy)
- [Mario Conocchia](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-conocchia)
- [Madeleine LeBeau](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-lebeau)
- [Rossella Falk](https://cinepixo.com/people/rossella-falk)
- [Olimpia Cavalli](https://cinepixo.com/people/olimpia-cavalli)
- [Marisa Colomber](https://cinepixo.com/people/marisa-colomber)
- [Maria Antonietta Beluzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-antonietta-beluzzi)

## Criticism on CinePixo

No reviews published yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/812-1963
Film facts: Wikidata (Q12018); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.