<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-10-22</periodOfReport><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16><issuer><issuerCik>0000809398</issuerCik><issuerName>FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC /DE/</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>FNF</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001078554</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>FARRELL JOHN F JR</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>445 PARK AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>10022</rptOwnerZipCode><rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeTransaction><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-10-22</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>A</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>5000</value></transactionShares><transactionPricePerShare><footnoteId id="F1" /></transactionPricePerShare><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>A</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>6250</value><footnoteId id="F2" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeTransaction></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Grant of restricted Common Stock.</footnote><footnote id="F2">On May 27, 2003 the common stock of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. split five for four, resulting in the reporting person's acquisition of additional shares of common stock.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ John Farrell, Jr.</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-10-22</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

