
Fellini exposes his great attraction for the clowns and the world of the circus first recalling a childhood experience when the circus arrives nearby his home. Then he joins his crew and travel from Italy to Paris chasing the last greatest European clowns still live in these countries. He also meets Anita Ekberg trying to buy a panther in a circus.
Cast

Riccardo Billi
Clown

Gigi Reder
Clown

Tino Scotti
Clown
Valentini
Clown

Fanfulla
Clown
Merli
Clown
Carlo Rizzo
Clown
Alberto Colombaioni
Clown
Pistoni
Clown
Martana
Clown

Giacomo Furia
Clown

Dante Maggio
Clown

Galliano Sbarra
Clown
Peppino Janigro
Clown
Carini
Clown
Maunsell
Clown

Nino Terzo
Clown

Osiride Pevarello
Clown

Nino Vingelli
Clown

Alberto Sorrentino
Clown
Fumagalli
Clown
Valdemaro
Clown

Luigi Zerbinati
Clown
Ettore Bevilacqua
Clown
Maya Morin
Crew

Alvaro Vitali
Crew

Anna Lina Alberti
Crew
Gasparino
Crew
Alex
French Clown
Georges Loriot
French Clown
Louis Maïss
French Clown
Bario
French Clown
Ludo
French Clown
Nino
French Clown

Charlie Rivel
Clown

Pierre Étaix
Clown

Annie Fratellini
Clown
Victor Fratellini
Clown

Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée
Clown
Tristan Remy
Clown

Liana Orfei
Circus Performer
Rinaldo Orfei
Circus Performer

Nando Orfei
Circus Performer
Franco Migliorini
Animal Tamer

Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg

Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini (uncredited)

Paolo Baroni
White Clown (uncredited)

Maria Grazia Buccella
Clown (uncredited)

Aristide Caporale
Railwayman (uncredited)

Victoria Chaplin
Clown (uncredited)
Liliana Chiari
Clown (uncredited)

Dante Cleri
Fascist (uncredited)

Shirley Corrigan
Audience Member (uncredited)

Pasquale Fasciano
Tall Man (uncredited)
Feverello
Clown (uncredited)
Gustavo Fratellini
Clown (uncredited)
Adelina Poerio
Dwarf Nun (uncredited)
Marie Párová
Clown (uncredited)

Richard Simmons
Clown (uncredited)

Tonino Tommasi
Audience Member (uncredited)
Angelo Giusto
Aramis (uncredited)
Crew

Federico Fellini
Director, Screenplay

Bernardino Zapponi
Screenplay

Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Adriana Olasio
Assistant Editor
Edoardo Romani
Assistant Editor
Dario Di Palma
Director of Photography
Maurizio Mein
First Assistant Director

Liliana Betti
Second Assistant Director
Ugo Guerra
Producer

Elio Scardamaglia
Producer

Blasco Giurato
Camera Operator
Claudio Sabatini
Assistant Camera

Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Paolo Franceschi
Hairstylist
Rino Carboni
Makeup Artist
Italo Cameracanna
Sound Effects Editor, Foley Artist
Alberto Bartolomei
Sound Mixer

Nino Rota
Original Music Composer
Renzo Gronchi
Set Decoration
Italo Tomassi
Set Designer
Norma Giacchero
Script Supervisor
Lamberto Pippia
Production Manager
Ornella Volta
Researcher
Carlo Savina
Conductor
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