Director and cinematographer
 Paisan | 1946 | 7.6 | 10,890 | Writer | Cinematographer (not counted) |
| Love | 1948 | 6.9 | 2,245 | as Il vagabondo (segment: Il miracolo), Writer | Cinematographer (not counted) |
| The Flowers of St. Francis | 1950 | 7.3 | 4,579 | Writer | Cinematographer (not counted) |
| Variety Lights | 1950 | 7.1 | 4,421 | Director, Writer | Cinematographer |
 I Vitelloni | 1953 | 7.8 | 23,552 | Director, Writer | Cinematographer |
 La Strada | 1954 | 8.0 | 70,590 | Director, Writer | Cinematographer |
| The Swindle | 1955 | 7.5 | 7,901 | Director, Writer | Cinematographer |
 La Dolce Vita | 1960 | 8.0 | 86,760 | Writer, Director | Cinematographer |
| Boccaccio '70 | 1962 | 7.0 | 5,723 | Director | Cinematographer |
