Nights of Cabiria
By September 06, 1999
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- Italy
- 1957
- 110 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- Italian
- Spine #49
SYNOPSIS: Giulietta Masina won Best Actress at Cannes as the title character of one of Fellini’s most haunting films. Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film, Nights of Cabiria (Le Notti di Cabiria) is the tragic story of a naive prostitute searching for true love in the seediest sections of Rome. Criterion proudly presents the restored director’s cut in a breathtaking new transfer.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Cabiria | Giulietta Masina |
| Oscar D'Onofrio | François Périer |
| Wanda | Franca Marzi |
| Jessie | Dorian Gray |
| Alberto Lazzari | Amedeo Nazzari |
| The hypnotist | Aldo Silvani |
Credits
| Director | Federico Fellini |
| Producer | Dino De Laurentiis |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Music | Nino Rota |
| Production design | Piero Gherardi |
| Editing | Leo Catozzo |
| Production manager | Luigi De Laurentiis |
| Screenplay | Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli |
| Additional dialogue | Pier Paolo Pasolini |
Disc Features
- Uncut, restored theatrical re-release version features the never-before-seen seven-minute “man with a sack” sequence
- Exclusive video interview with former Fellini assistant Dominique Delouche
- Audio interview with producer Dino De Laurentiis
- The original and re-release theatrical trailers
- Excerpt from Fellini’s The White Sheik, in which Masina makes her first appearance as Cabiria
- Restoration demonstration
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Italian and optional English-dubbed tracks
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