Editing Anthony Quinn (section)

===1953–1959: International films and career success===
[[File:Attila il flagello di Dio (1954) Anthony Quinn 10.png|thumb|upright|left|Quinn in ''[[Attila (1954 film)|Attila]]'' (1954)]]

In the late 1950s, Quinn traveled to Rome, where he collaborated with several renowned Italian filmmakers and established himself as a star of [[world cinema]]. He worked with [[Dino De Laurentis|Dino De Laurentiis]] and [[Carlo Ponti]] in the [[Kirk Douglas]] film ''[[Ulysses (1954 film)|Ulysses]]'', and starred as [[Attila the Hun]], with [[Sophia Loren]], in ''[[Attila (1954 film)|Attila]]''. In 1953, he turned in one of his best performances as a dim-witted, thuggish, and volatile strongman in [[Federico Fellini]]'s Oscar-winning ''[[La Strada]]'' (1954), opposite [[Giulietta Masina]].

Quinn won his second Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of painter [[Paul Gauguin]] in [[Vincente Minnelli]]'s ''[[Lust for Life (1956 film)|Lust for Life]]'' (1956), alongside Kirk Douglas, who portrayed [[Vincent van Gogh]]. Quinn also starred as [[Quasimodo]] in the French-language film ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1956 film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''. Even after his return to the United States, Quinn continued to appear periodically in European films. His frequent portrayal of Italian characters and appearance in Italian films led to the popular misconception that he was, in fact, Italian.