Anthony Quinn ... Zampanò
Giulietta Masina ... Gelsomina
Richard Basehart ... Il Matto - The Fool
Aldo Silvani ... Signor Giraffa
Marcella Rovere ... La Vedova
Livia Venturini ... La Suorina
Gustavo Giorgi ... (uncredited)
Yami Kamadeva ... (uncredited)
Mario Passante ... Waiter (uncredited)
Anna Primula ... (uncredited)
Goffredo Unger ... Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking Matto (uncredited)
Nazzareno Zamperla ... Man Restraining Zampano from Attacking Matto (uncredited)

Sad story of a waif, Gelsomina, who is sold by her mother to Zampano for 10,000 lire and a few kilos of food. Zampano is a traveling showman who exhibits feats of strength by breaking a chain wrapped around his chest. He performs in village squares and then passes the hat for whatever the normally small crowd is prepared to give. He teaches Gelsomina a drum roll as part of his introduction. He doesn't treat her well and when she tries to run away, he beats her. They eventually join a small traveling circus where they meet Il Matto but a disagreement leads to tragedy. Zampano eventually abandons the girl and it's only many years later that he learns of her fate.

This Criterion Collection is in Itialian with Englist subtitles and in English.

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