<?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>0001016795</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>IMPARATO WILLIAM A</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>4800 NORTH SCOTTSDALE ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 6000</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>SCOTTSDALE</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>AZ</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>85251-7630</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>2815.0000</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 2815 shares of common stock.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ William A. Imparato</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-11-20</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

