City of Women (1980)

La città delle donne (original title)

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R
2h 19min
Comedy, Drama
08 Apr 1981 (USA)
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A businessman finds himself trapped at a hotel and threatened by women en masse.

Director:

Federico Fellini

Writers:

Stars:

Awards:

6 wins.
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	Marcello Mastroianni	...	Snàporaz
	Anna Prucnal	...	Elena
	Bernice Stegers	...	Woman on train
	Jole Silvani	...	Motorcyclist (as Iole Silvani)
	Donatella Damiani	...	Donatella (Woman on roller skates)
	Ettore Manni	...	Dr. Xavier Katzone
	Fiammetta Baralla	...	Oliver Hardy
	Hélène Calzarelli	...	Feminist (as Helene G. Calzarelli)
	Catherine Carrel	...	Commandant
	Marcello Di Falco	...	Slave
	Silvana Fusacchia	...	Skater
	Gabriella Giorgelli	...	Fishwoman of San Leo
	Dominique Labourier	...	Feminist
	Stéphane Emilfork	...	Feminist
	Sylvie Matton	...	Feminist (as Sylvie Mayer)
	Meerberger Nahyr
	Sibilla Sedat	...	Judge
	Katren Gebelein	...	Enderbreith Small
	Alessandra Panelli	...	Housewife
	Nadia Vasil	...	Feminist
	Loredana Solfizi	...	Black Feminist
	Fiorella Molinari	...	Punk
	Rosaria Tafuri	...	Dancing Girl
	Sylvie Wacrenier	...	Feminist
	Carla Terlizzi	...	Dr. Katzone's Conquest
	Jill Lucas
	Vivian Lucas	...	(as Viviane Lucas)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Rose Alba	...	(uncredited)
	Johanna Battista	...	Six Female Extra Roles (uncredited)
	Penny Brown	...	Feminist (uncredited)
	Maria Cafiero	...	Feminist (uncredited)
	Isabelle Canto da Maya	...	(uncredited)
	Omero Capanna	...	Motorcycle Woman (uncredited)
	Fernando Cerulli	...	Italian Husband (uncredited)
	Annamaria Chio	...	(uncredited)
	Marina Confalone	...	Feminist (uncredited)
	Milly Corinaldi	...	Feminist (uncredited)
	Mirella D'Angelo	...	Mock Bridegroom (uncredited)
	Catharina Dahlin	...	Dr. Katzone's Maid / Stan Laurel (uncredited)
	Germana Di Giannicola	...	Terrorist (uncredited)
	Gabriella Di Luzio	...	(uncredited)
	Gianni Di Segni	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Franco Diogene	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Susan Forget	...	? (uncredited)
	Marina Hedman	...	First Girl of 'Giro della Morte' (uncredited)
	Stefan Liberski	...	(uncredited)
	Malisa Longo	...	Second Girl of 'Giro della Morte' (uncredited)
	Stéphanie Loïk	...	(uncredited)
	Alba Maiolini	...	Typist (uncredited)
	Cesare Martignoni	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Ettore Martini	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Maïté Nahyr	...	Feminist (uncredited)
	Nello Palladino	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Nello Pazzafini	...	Roberto Padone (uncredited)
	Brigitte Petronio	...	Guard (uncredited)
	Mimmo Poli	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Carmen Russo	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Maria Grazia Smaldone	...	Feminist (uncredited)
	Domenico Surace	...	(uncredited)
	Josiane Tanzilli	...	Chanteuse (uncredited)
	Mara Tchoukleva	...	Old Woman at the Greenhouse (uncredited)
	Stavros Tornes	...	(uncredited)
	Luciana Turina	...	Lusty Woman at the Greenhouse (uncredited)
	Karina Verlier	...	Mock Bride (uncredited)
	Umberto Zuanelli	...	Troubadour (uncredited)

Directed by

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Federico Fellini

Written by

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Federico Fellini	...	(story) &
Bernardino Zapponi	...	(story)

Federico Fellini	...	(screenplay) &
Bernardino Zapponi	...	(screenplay)
Brunello Rondi	...	(screenplay collaborator)

Produced by

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Luciano De Feo	...	producer (uncredited)
Bob Guccione	...	producer (uncredited)
Franco Rossellini	...	producer
Renzo Rossellini	...	producer
Daniel Toscan du Plantier	...	producer

Music by

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Luis Bacalov

Cinematography by

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Giuseppe Rotunno

Editing by

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Ruggero Mastroianni

Editorial Department

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Ernesto Novelli	...	color timer
Adriana Olasio	...	assistant editor
Roberto Puglisi	...	assistant editor
Bruno Sarandrea	...	assistant editor
Giacomo Volpi	...	color timer

Casting By

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Liliane Betti

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(as Liliana Betti)

Production Design by

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Dante Ferretti

Art Direction by

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Giorgio Giovannini

Set Decoration by

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Bruno Cesari
Carlo Gervasi

Costume Design by

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Gabriella Pescucci

Makeup Department

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Rino Carboni	...	makeup artist
Maria Teresa Corridoni	...	hair stylist
Giancarlo Del Brocco	...	makeup designer (uncredited)
Desiree Corridoni	...	hair stylist (uncredited)
Gabriella Trani	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Jean-Louis Godfroy	...	production manager: second unit assistant (as Jean Louis Godfroy)
Bernard Lorain	...	production manager: second unit (as Philippe Lorain Bernard)
Francesco Orefici	...	production manager
Lamberto Pippia	...	unit manager
Filippo Campus	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Franco Amurri	...	assistant director
Giovanna Bentivoglio	...	assistant director
Maurizio Mein	...	assistant director

Art Department

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Claude Chevant	...	assistant production designer
Giuliano Geleng	...	painter
Rinaldo Geleng	...	painter
Gianni Gianese	...	sculptor (as Giovanni Gianese)
Nazzareno Piana	...	assistant art director
Vito Rossiello	...	greensman
Italo Tomassi	...	set constructor
Alessandro Alberti	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Sante Barelli	...	scenic artist (uncredited)
Andrea Pazienza	...	poster artist (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Fabio Ancillai	...	boom operator
Fausto Ancillai	...	sound mixer
Pierre Paul Marie Lorrain	...	sound
Tommaso Quattrini	...	sound
Joël Riant	...	boom operator (as George Jean Riant Joel)
Italo Cameracanna	...	foley artist (uncredited) / sound effects editor (uncredited)
Fernando Caso	...	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Enzo Diliberto	...	foley artist (uncredited)
Alvaro Gramigna	...	foley artist (uncredited)
Fabio Palmisano	...	adr editor (uncredited)
Angelo Raguseo	...	dubbing mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Adriano Pischiutta

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special effects

Visual Effects by

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Charlotte Quemy

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restoration supervisor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci	...	camera operator (as Gianni Fiore)
Vladimiro Salvatori	...	key grip
Deborah Imogen Beer	...	still photographer (uncredited)
Domenico Parrello	...	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marcella De Marchis	...	assistant costume designer
Maurizio Millenotti	...	assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Richard Borg	...	location manager
Alessandro Gori	...	location manager
Fernando Rossi	...	location manager
Gilberto Scarpellini	...	location manager

Music Department

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Mary Francolao	...	composer: additional music
Gianfranco Plenizio	...	conductor

Script and Continuity Department

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Norma Giacchero

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script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Otello Attioli

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transportation

Additional Crew

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Antonio Amurri	...	poet: "Donna addio"
Leonetta Bentivoglio	...	choreographer
Sergio Bologna	...	administrator
Valeria Moriconi	...	voice dubbing: Anna Prucnal
Alessandra Sammartino	...	administrator
Enrico Sanchini	...	tapestry
Camilla Trinchieri	...	dubbing assistant
Adriana Asti	...	voice dubbing: Bernice Stegers (uncredited)
Solvejg D'Assunta	...	voice dubbing: Fiammetta Baralla (uncredited)
Paula Mitchell	...	researcher (uncredited)
Raffaello Saragò	...	production accountant (uncredited)
Marcello Tusco	...	voice dubbing: Ettore Manni (uncredited)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Gaumont Italia (1980) (Italy) (theatrical)
Pathé Consortium Cinéma (1980) (France) (theatrical) (Co-produced with Sweden)
Minerva Film AB (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Sandrews (1980) (Sweden) (theatrical)
The Movies (1980) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Ambassador Film Distributors (1981) (Canada) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Artificial Eye (1981) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Filmes Castello Lopes (1981) (Portugal) (theatrical)
Gaumont (1981) (France) (theatrical)
Magna-Filmi (1981) (Finland) (theatrical)
New Yorker Films (1981) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Atlas Video (West Germany) (VHS)
Pole Vídeo Comunicações Ltda. (Brazil) (VHS)
Olympic Video (1987) (Greece) (VHS)
Yleisradio (YLE) (1990) (Finland) (tv)
Kinokuniya (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
Atlantic Film (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
Future Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
Umbrella Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
Eureka Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
Eureka Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Arthaus (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
Arthaus (2018) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

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Other Companies

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C.A.M. (music edition)
Tirelli Costumi (costumes)
GP11 (costumes)
Rocchetti e Carboni (wigs)
L.P.C. (footwear)
Nino Lembo (jewelry)
Agupi (textures)
Ditta Haas (tapestry and texture)
Piattelli (suits: for Marcello Mastroianni)
Cinecittà (sound post-production)
C.V.D. (voiceover)
Studio Longardi (press relations)
Cine Audio Effects (sound effects and foley design)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Marcello is in the compartment of an Italian train, facing forward, when the mineral water of the woman seated across from him starts falling toward him. He catches the bottle and makes eye contact, then follows her when she leaves the compartment. For a few moments she finds him attractive too. Then suddenly she gets off the train and starts walking through a field. Marcello follows her, loses her, and finds himself in a large hotel surrounded by women. A feminist conference is taking place and he tries to escape. Written by Dale O'Connor Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	italy reference-to-laurel-and-hardy disillusionment female-topless-nudity rear-nudity See All (43) »
Genres	Comedy Drama Fantasy
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:M Finland:K-16 France:Tous publics Germany:16 Hungary:18 Italy:VM14 Netherlands:16 New Zealand:R16 Russia:18+ Spain:18 (ICAA) Sweden:15 United Kingdom:18 (Blu-ray rating) United Kingdom:X United Kingdom:18 (video) United States:R West Germany:18 (nf)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	La cité des femmes (France) City of Women (Canada, English title) City of Women (Hong Kong, English title) City of Women (United States) City of Women (World-wide, English title) See more »
Runtime	139 min
Country	Italy France
Language	Italian
Color	Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono
Filming Locations	Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Prior to Marcello Mastroianni, the role of Snàporaz was offered to Dustin Hoffman. He declined after he couldn't convince Federico Fellini to shoot the movie in direct sound rather than dubbing it afterwards. Hoffman feared dubbing himself would compromise his performance. See more »
Goofs	When Mastroianni is following Bernice Stegers in the woods in the beginning of the movie, reflection of the crew can be seen clearly in her sunglasses. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Fellini: I'm a Born Liar (2002). See more »
Soundtracks	Una donna senza un uomo è See more »
Quotes	Old Lady: "A house without a woman", they say in my parts, "is like the Sea without a Siren". Don't you agree with me? See more »

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