Overview:
In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.| Original Title: | Lo sceicco bianco |
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| Status: | Released (1952-09-27) |
| Awards: | 1 nomination |
| BoxOffice: | $50,850 |
| Screen: | Michelangelo Antonioni, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli |
| Productions: | Produzione Distribuzione Cinematografica (P.D.C.), Organizzazione Film Internazionali (OFI) |
| Production Countries: | Italy |
| Spoken Languages: | Italiano |
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Casts
- 45982: Alberto Sordi - Fernando Rivoli, the White Sheik
- 937248: Brunella Bovo - Wanda Giardino Cavalli
- 14151: Leopoldo Trieste - Ivan Cavalli
- 5402: Giulietta Masina - Cabiria, the Prostitute
- 132196: Ernesto Almirante - Dottore Fortuna, the Photonovel's Director
- 937249: Lilia Landi - Felga, the Photonovel's Gipsy
- 1605939: Fanny Marchiò - Marilena Alba Vellardi
Crews
- 4415: Federico Fellini - Director - Directing
- 5396: Tullio Pinelli - Screenplay - Writing
- 5396: Tullio Pinelli - Story - Writing
- 4415: Federico Fellini - Screenplay - Writing
- 15189: Michelangelo Antonioni - Story - Writing
- 4415: Federico Fellini - Story - Writing
- 3098: Nino Rota - Original Music Composer - Sound
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I wonder if Peter Sellers ever based any of his characters on the charmingly hapless "Fernando" (Alberto Soldi) from this really quite engaging comedy? He arrives in Rome with new new bride "Wanda" (Brunella Bovo) with a full schedule ahead of them. He's more of a traditionalist and ....
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