abstract:The White Sheik () is a 1952 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Alberto Sordi, Leopoldo Trieste, Brunella Bovo, and Giulietta Masina. Written by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Michelangelo Antonioni, the film is about a man who brings his new bride to Rome for their honeymoon, to gain an audience with the Pope, and to present his wife to his family.