<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0201</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4/A</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-10-22</periodOfReport><dateOfOriginalSubmission>2003-10-24</dateOfOriginalSubmission><notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16><issuer><issuerCik>0000809398</issuerCik><issuerName>FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC /DE/</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>FNF</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001078558</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>HEASLEY PHILIP G</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>18085 BREEZY POINT ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>WOODLAND</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>MN</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>55391</rptOwnerZipCode><rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>1</isDirector><isOfficer>0</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeTable><nonDerivativeHolding><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>3987.0000</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeHolding></nonDerivativeTable><footnotes><footnote id="F1">On October 24, 2003, the Reporting Person mistakenly filed a Form 4 reporting an acquisition of 5,000 shares of restricted common stock that did not in fact occur.  As of October 22, 2003, the Reporting Person owned only 3987 shares of common stock.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Philip G. Heasley</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-11-20</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

