

La Dolce Vita
“The world’s most talked about movie today!”
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Cinecittà Studios
Language
it
Status
Released
How La Dolce Vita performed
Budget
N/A
Worldwide Gross
$19.6M
Gross Profit
N/A
Return
N/A
Opening Wknd (est.)
$3M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Cast

Marcello Rubini
Marcello Mastroianni
Marcello Rubini

Sylvia
Anita Ekberg
Sylvia

Maddalena
Anouk Aimée
Maddalena

Emma
Yvonne Furneaux
Emma

Fanny
Magali Noël
Fanny

Steiner
Alain Cuny
Steiner

Marcello's father
Annibale Ninchi
Marcello's father

Paparazzo
Walter Santesso
Paparazzo

Paola
Valeria Ciangottini
Paola

Riccardo
Riccardo Garrone
Riccardo

Debutante of the year
Ida Galli
Debutante of the year

Jane
Audrey McDonald
Jane
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