RANDOM MOVIE
Join our free weekly SaltyPopcorn newsletter.
Salty Popcorn > 1952 > ComedyDrama | > The White Sheik
Search Page
1952 | DIRECTED BY FEDERICO FELLINI

The White Sheik

No rating yet! Leave your score below.
No cover art for The White Sheik
Join to follow this movie
Movie Stats
Year
1952
Runtime
 83 minutes (1 hr 23 mins)
Select Cast
Alberto Sordi
Brunella Bovo
Leopoldo Trieste
Giulietta Masina
Ernesto Almirante
Lilia Landi
Full cast and crew
Salty Popcorn Stats
First viewed:
24th Apr 2020
Last viewed:
23rd Jul 2026
Total views:
36
Release Dates
US release date
 US release
25th April 1956
70 years 4 months 5 days ago
Total Grosses
United States Flag
US total gross
  $50.8 Thousand
Cinema Tickets Sold
United States Flag
US tickets sold
105,829 aprox.
Box Office Breakdown
UK Box Office
  • Release: No UK cinema release.
US Box Office
  • Release: 25th Apr '56
  • Debut weekend: 27th Dec '19
  • Debut position: 47
  • Highest position: 43
  • Debut gross: $5.6 Thousand
  • Total chart weeks: 7
Global Box Office
  • No global cinema data.
ADVERTISMENT
Directed by
federico fellini Federico Fellini
Starring
Alberto SordiFernando Rivoli - lo sceicco bianco
Brunella BovoWanda Giardino Cavalli
Leopoldo TriesteIvan Cavalli
Giulietta MasinaCabiria - La prostituta
Ernesto AlmiranteDottore Fortuna - il regista del fotoromanzo
Lilia LandiFelga - La zingara del fotoromanzo
Fanny MarchioMarilena Alba Vellardi
Gina MascettiAida Rivoli - La moglie di Fernando
Jole SilvaniCollega di Cabiria
Enzo MaggioFurio
Anna Primula
Mimo BilliMan on the beach
Armando Libianchi
Ugo AttanasioUncle of Ivan
Giulio MoreschiPortiere d'albergo
Elettra Zago
Piero Antonucci
Aroldino the ComedianCugino Aroldino
Antonio AcquaCommissario
Lalla Ambraziejus
Silvia De Vietri
Rino Leandri
Guglielmo LeonciniTassista
Ettore Maria MargadonnaExtra
Carlo MazzoniLo scrittore di fotoromanzi
Giorgio SalvioniDottore
ADVERTISMENT
Movie Ratings

What is your rating?

This movie has no rating yet!
Hover stars to score

The White Sheik has 0 rating

Here are the 6 most recent

Totals for each star

 
 
 
 
 
Movie Reviews

How about leaving a review or comment for 'The White Sheik'?

Your Display Name:

Email address

Your 140 character review:

 Characters Left

My rating

By clicking Submit you agree to our terms and conditions and privacy policy.

Popularity over the last 10 days
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
30th Aug 2026
29th Aug 2026
28th Aug 2026
27th Aug 2026
26th Aug 2026
25th Aug 2026
24th Aug 2026
23rd Aug 2026
22nd Aug 2026
21st Aug 2026
UK Box Office Chart History
We have no infomation on the UK box office for this movie.

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

North American Box Office Info
Highest Place
43
Weeks top 15
0
Total Weeks
7
Total US Gross:
$50,798
North American Box Office Chart History
Date
Place
Week
Total
27 Dec 2019
47N
$5,562
$8,997
3 Jan 2020
50▼
$6,329
$22,009
10 Jan 2020
58▼
$2,546
$27,692
17 Jan 2020
43▲
$7,411
$37,582
24 Jan 2020
54▼
$2,220
$43,866
21 Feb 2020
83N
$437
$46,508
13 Mar 2020
70N
$286
$50,798

* Box office information before 1997 is continually being researched by our team and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Chart History
We have no info on the global box office for this movie

* Box office information befroe 2018 for global figures is continually being researched and hence is not complete and can be innacurate.

Global Box Office Release Breakdown
No global box office info
Box Office Standings: All-Time Top-Grossing Rankings

27327
Lights of Variety
27328
The White Sheik
27329
I Vitelloni

Genres
Comedy
Comedy
Drama
Drama
Popular in these countries
  • Vietnam Vietnam
  • Brazil Brazil
  • United States United States
  • Kenya Kenya
  • Croatia Croatia
  • Jamaica Jamaica
  • Bolivia Bolivia
  • Ukraine Ukraine
  • Palestine Palestine
  • South Africa South Africa
  • Hong Kong Hong Kong
News from around the web
The movie Federico Fellini admitted was a failure: “That’s a sensible justification”  Far Out Magazine Sat, 14th February 2026

The White Sheik (1952) | Blu-Ray Review  The Geek Show Wed, 1st April 2020

The White Sheik (1952)  IMDb Wed, 20th May 2026

‘The White Sheik’: Fellini’s Charming Farce About Fandom (Published 2019)  The New York Times Tue, 24th December 2019

Review: Do not try to resist the comic charms of Federico Fellini's 'The White Sheik.' You will fail  Los Angeles Times Thu, 16th January 2020

The White Sheik  The Criterion Collection Mon, 28th April 2003

28th August 2026
This weeks North American new movie preview 28th August 2026 - Coyote Vs. Acme, Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins, Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution, The Dog Stars, Colony, Idiots, André Rieu's 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht!, Buddy, Finding Emily and Toxic
19th June 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 19th June 2026 - Toy Story 5, Backrooms, The Death of Robin Hood, Tuner, Power Ballad, Leviticus, Colony, Scary Movie, The Furious, Virginia Woolf's Night & Day
12th June 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 12th June 2026 - Disclosure Day, Backrooms, Scary Movie, In the Grey, Masters of the Universe, Power Ballad, Blue Heron, Colony, Tuner, Little Amélie Or the Character of Rain
5th June 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 5th June 2026 - Scary Movie, Masters of the Universe, Backrooms, Power Ballad, Obsession, Peddi, Colony, Toxic, I Swear, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai
29th May 2026
This weeks Global new movie preview 29th May 2026 - Backrooms, Finding Emily, Passenger, Fuze, Tuner, In the Grey, Obsession, Colony, Pressure, The Breadwinner
1st May 2026
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for moderate violence, threat, injury detail
ADVERTISMENT