The White Sheik

1952

ComedyRomance

In Italy, small-town newlyweds Wanda and Ivan Cavalli embark on their honeymoon in the big city of Rome. Ivan dutifully wants to keep appointments with family and church, but Wanda is only interested in meeting her favorite photo-strip star known as "The White Sheik". While Wanda impetuously sneaks away to locate the object of her affections, disconsolate Ivan tries his hardest to keep up appearances with the couple's relatives.

"A Very Funny Picture by Federico Fellini"

Rating

7.2
272 votes

Popularity

0.7189

Origin & Countries

IT | it | Italy

Production

Produzione Distribuzione Cinematografica (P.D.C.),Organizzazione Film Internazionali (OFI)

Runtime

83 min.

Status

Released

Release: 9/27/1952

Credits

The White Sheik

Federico FelliniDirector

The White Sheik

Alberto SordiFernando Rivoli, the White Sheik

The White Sheik

Brunella BovoWanda Giardino Cavalli

The White Sheik

Leopoldo TriesteIvan Cavalli

The White Sheik

Giulietta MasinaCabiria, the Prostitute

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

12/31/2023

7 / 10

I wonder if Peter Sellers ever based any of his characters on the charmingly hapless "Fernando" (Alberto Soldi) from this really quite engaging comedy? He arrives in Rome with new new bride "Wanda" (Brunella Bovo) with a full schedule ahead of them. He's more of a traditionalist and on this trip he wants to meet with family and do the courteous rounds introducing his new bride. She, on the other hand, is obsessed with the eponymous film star, and manages to arrange a meeting. She doesn't tell her husband, of course, and sets off for what she assumes will be the briefest of hand-shakes. Not quite - she is soon carried away with the crew to a filming location on the coast. No phone, no train and "Fernando" many miles away doing the dutiful relative thing - without his "Wanda"! What now ensues sees both characters try to reunite whilst having some fun escapades en route. I can only hope it's a silent film they are making for the noise on set, the strangers wandering through shot and "Wanda" ending up dressed as a harem girl makes for a chaotic process that I suspect Fellini is not suggesting is based on his own. Meantime, "Fernando" is getting more and more perplexed, fed up, disorientated - and even tempted. His uncle also reminds them that tomorrow at 11am, they have an appointment - at the Vatican - with the Pope! Can they get back together in time? The scenario is naturally fun, Soldi has a little of the Chaplin to his persona and a strong supporting cast help keep this quickly paced and genuinely amusing for just shy of ninety minutes.

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