Trivia for
8½ (1963) More at IMDbPro »

• The title refers to the number of movies Federico Fellini had directed up until that point - six features, two short (1/2) films and "half a picture" ("Luci del Varieta'" his first, co-directed with Alberto Lattuada), for a total of 7 1/2. So this one is number 8 1/2.
  
  
• The film's working title was "La Bella Confusione", i.e. "The Beautiful Confusion".
  
  
• Federico Fellini attached a note to himself below the camera's eyepiece which read, "Remember, this is a comedy."
  
  
• Was the basis for the Broadway Musical "Nine", which won the Tony for best musical in 1982 and for best musical revival in 2003.
  
  
• At one point, Federico Fellini wanted to cast Laurence Olivier in the lead role.
  
  
• In 2002, named by "Positif" (France) as one of the 50 best films of the last 50 years (critics' choice: #3)
  
  
• Italian censorship visa # 39461 delivered on 6-2-1963.
  
  

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