<?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>0001016798</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>THOMPSON CARY H</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS</rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>32ND FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>LOS ANGELES</rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>90067</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>3316.0000</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 3316 shares of common stock.</footnote></footnotes><remarks></remarks><ownerSignature><signatureName>/s/ Cary H. Thompson</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-11-20</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

