Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.

Franco Interlenghi
as Moraldo Rubini

Alberto Sordi
as Alberto

Franco Fabrizi
as Fausto Moretti

Leopoldo Trieste
as Leopoldo Vannucci

Riccardo Fellini
as Riccardo

Leonora Ruffo
as Sandra Rubini

Jean Brochard
as Francescco Moretti

Claude Farell
as Olga

Carlo Romano
as Michele Curti

Enrico Viarisio
as Signor Rubini
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I will admit that I still struggle to quite understand the awe Fellini seems to generate amongst fans. His films are beautifully shot but usually involve the most shallow of individuals faffing around in a vacuous world of privilege and emptiness. This one is much the same - "Fausto" (Franco Fabrizi...