Ginger and Fred

Nan
2h 5m
1986
6.841 /10 (135)

The movie that looks at television through the eyes of Fellini.

Overview

Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act, imitating Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, on a TV variety show.

Country : France, Germany, Italy
Languages : Italiano, English
Released Date: 1986-01-22

Top Billed Cast

Giulietta Masina

Amelia "Ginger" Bonetti

Marcello Mastroianni

Pippo "Fred" Botticella

Franco Fabrizi

Aurelio, "Ed Ecco A Voi" Host

Friedrich von Ledebur

Admiral Aulenti

Augusto Poderosi

Evelina Pollini

Martin Maria Blau

Florenzio

Jacques Henri Lartigue

Brother Gerolamo

Totò Mignone

Toto

Ezio Marano

Author

Antoine Saint-John

(credit only)

Friedrich von Thun

Armando Bissanti

Antonino Iuorio

Production Inspector

Barbara Scoppa

Barbara, TeleFlash Reporter

Elisabetta Flumeri

Journalist

Salvatore Billa

Clark Gable

Ginestra Spinola

Clairvoyant

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