Movie: How Strange to be Named Federico

Top 10 Billed Cast

Vittorio Viviani
Vittorio Viviani

Il devoto narratore

Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini

Sé stesso (materiale d'archivio)

Tommaso Lazotti
Tommaso Lazotti

Federico Fellini (giovane)

Giacomo Lazotti
Giacomo Lazotti

Ettore Scola (giovane)

Sergio Rubini
Sergio Rubini

Madonnaro

Emiliano De Martino
Emiliano De Martino

Ruggiero Maccari

Andrea Salerno
Andrea Salerno

Steno

Miriam Dalmazio
Miriam Dalmazio

Ragazza coi pattini

Sergio Pierattini
Sergio Pierattini

De Bellis

Giovanni Candelari
Giovanni Candelari

Nonno cieco di Ettore

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    On the 20th anniversary of Federico Fellini's death, Ettore Scola, a devoted admirer of the incomparable maestro, commemorates the lesser-known aspects of his personality, employing interviews, photographs, behind-the-scenes footage as well as his drawings and film clips.

  • Release Date

    2013-09-12

  • Average

    7.2

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
  • Tagline

    Scola narrates Fellini

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  • Languages:

    Italiano
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