Lo sceicco bianco = The white sheik / un film P.D.C.-O.F.I. ; prodotto da Luigi Rovere ; regía di Federico Fellini ; sceneggiatura di Federico Fellini e Tullio Pinelli con la collaborazione di Ennio Flaiano da un soggetto di M. Antonioni-F. Fellini, T. Pinelli.

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Ivan Cavalli brings his new wife Wanda to Rome on the least romantic honeymoon in history--a rigid schedule of family meetings and an audience with the Pope. But Wanda, dreaming of the dashing hero of a photo-strip cartoon, drifts off in search of the White Sheik, thus setting off a slapstick comedy...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Essential Art House: 50 years of Janus films ; no.48.
Corporate Authors: Produzione Distribuzione Compagnia Cinematografica Italiana, SPA
Organizzazione filmistica italiana
Criterion Collection (Firm)
Janus Films
Other Authors: Rovere, Luigi
Fellini, Federico
Pinelli, Tullio
Flaiano, Ennio, 1910-1972
Antonioni, Michelangelo
Sordi, Alberto, 1919-2003
Bovo, Brunella, 1932-2017
Trieste, Leopoldo, 1917-2003
Masina, Guilietta
Gallea, Arturo, 1895-1959
Bebedetti, Rolando
Rota, Nino, 1911-1979
Language:Italian
English
Language of the Original:
Italian
Language and/or Writing System:
Italian dialogue, optional English subtitles.
Published: [New York] : Janus Films : Criterion Collection [distributor], [2006], ©2006.
Series:Essential Art House: 50 years of Janus films ; no.48.
Subjects:
Honeymoons > Italy > Drama.
Brides > Italy > Drama.
Adultery > Italy > Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (82 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
White sheik. [Parallel title]
Fifty years of Janus Films.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Ivan Cavalli brings his new wife Wanda to Rome on the least romantic honeymoon in history--a rigid schedule of family meetings and an audience with the Pope. But Wanda, dreaming of the dashing hero of a photo-strip cartoon, drifts off in search of the White Sheik, thus setting off a slapstick comedy.
Note:Part of the collection: Essential Art House: 50 Years of Janus Films.
Accompanied by text: Essential Art House - located in the Digital and Multimedia Center.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
Release date: October 24, 2006.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1997.A1 E87 2006 no.48 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
Credits:Cinematography, Arturo Gallea ; editor, Rolando Bebedetti ; music, Nino Rota.
System Details:DVD, mono, region 1, 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
DVD, region 1, 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Cast:
Alberto Sordi, Brunella Bovo, Leopoldo Trieste, Giulietta Masina.