Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1997-12-20
  • User Rating: 8.449/10 from 13319 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 56min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D.
  • Production Country: Italy
  • Director: Roberto Benigni
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Summary

A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale. His creative and happy life would come to an abrupt halt when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While locked up he tries to convince his son that the whole thing is just a game.

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  • Roberto Benigni

    as Guido
  • Nicoletta Braschi

    as Dora
  • Giorgio Cantarini

    as Giosué
  • Giustino Durano

    as Zio
  • Sergio Bini Bustric

    as Ferruccio
  • Marisa Paredes

    as Dora's Mother
  • Horst Buchholz

    as Doctor Lessing
  • Lidia Alfonsi

    as Mrs. Guicciardini
  • Giuliana Lojodice

    as School Principal
  • Amerigo Fontani

    as Rodolfo
  • Pietro De Silva

    as Bartolomeo
  • Francesco Guzzo

    as Vittorino
  • Raffaella Lebboroni

    as Elena
  • Claudio Alfonsi

    as Rodolfo's Friend
  • Gil Baroni

    as Prefect
  • Massimo Bianchi

    as Man with Key
  • Jürgen Bohn

    as German Party Attendant
  • Verena Buratti

    as German Auxilliary
  • Robert Camero

    as German Executioner
  • Ennio Consalvi

    as General Graziosi
  • Giancarlo Cosentino

    as Waiter Ernesto
  • Aaron Craig

    as US Tank Driver
  • Alfiero Falomi

    as King
  • Daniela Fedke

    as German Auxiliary
  • Antonio Fommei

    as School Janitor
  • Stefano Frangipani

    as Card Player
  • Ernst Frowein Holger

    as German Sergeant
  • Alessandra Grassi

    as Teacher
  • Hannes Hellmann

    as German Corporal
  • Wolfgang Hillinger

    as German Major at Party
  • Margarita Lucia Krauss

    as Female Soldier at Children's Dinner
  • Patrizia Lazzarini

    as 1st Lady at the Grand Hotel
  • Maria Letizia

    as 2nd Lady at the Grand Hotel
  • Concetta Lombardo

    as Gigliola
  • Maria Rita Macellari

    as Regina
  • Carlotta Mangione

    as Eleonora
  • Franco Mescolini

    as Public Education Inspector
  • Francesca Messinese

    as Lady at the Opera
  • Inger Lise Middelthon

    as German Auxiliary
  • Andrea Nardi

    as Upholsterer
  • Günther Pfanzelter

    as German Soldier
  • Cristiana Porchiella

    as Spinster Teacher
  • Antonio Prester

    as Bruno
  • Gina Rovere

    as Dora's Maid
  • Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

    as German Auxilliary
  • Massimo Salvianti

    as Policeman in Stationery Shop
  • Richard Sammel

    as German Lieutenant at Station
  • James Schindler

    as Solid German
  • Andrea Tidona

    as Grand Hotel Doorman
  • Dirk K. van den Berg

    as German Soldier
  • Giovanna Villa

    as Common Secretary
  • Omero Antonutti

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
  • Adelaide Alaïs

    as German Auxilliary (uncredited)
  • Daniela Fedtke

    as German Auxiliary (uncredited)
Production Gianluigi Braschi Producer
Writing Roberto Benigni Screenplay
Directing Roberto Benigni Director
Sound Nicola Piovani Original Music Composer
Production Elda Ferri Producer
Writing Vincenzo Cerami Screenplay
Editing Simona Paggi Editor
Crew Giovanni Corridori Special Effects
Camera Tonino Delli Colli Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up Danilo Donati Costume Design
Art Danilo Donati Production Design
Sound Silvia Moraes Sound Editor
Sound Tullio Morganti Sound
Camera Roberto Brega Camera Operator
Production Mario Cotone Executive Producer
Editing Maddalena Colombo Assistant Editor
Production Franco Fantini Administration
Costume & Make-Up Giusy Bovino Hair Department Head
Production Nando Nibbi Unit Manager
Camera Aldo Colanzi Key Grip
Production Marco Albertini Production Secretary
Costume & Make-Up Federico Laurenti Makeup Artist
Editing Benni Atria Assistant Editor
Costume & Make-Up Maria Pia Crapanzano Hairstylist
Sound Benni Atria Sound Editor
Sound Ettore Mancini Boom Operator
Art Maurizio Sabatini Assistant Production Design
Art Roberto Magagnini Property Master
Production Shaila Rubin Casting
Production Ettore Musco Production Secretary
Directing Giovanni Marino Second Assistant Director
Directing Giorgia Onofri Script Supervisor
Art Luigi Urbani Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Enrico Iacoponi Makeup Department Head
Directing Daniele Cama Second Assistant Director
Art Edoardo Di Iorio Assistant Production Design
Costume & Make-Up Walter Cossu Makeup Department Head
Costume & Make-Up Fabio Lucchetti Hairstylist
Production Pietro Sassaroli Production Manager
Production Olivia Sleiter Unit Manager
Directing Luigi Spoletini Second Assistant Director
Camera Sergio Strizzi Still Photographer
Lighting Carlo Vinciguerra Gaffer
Sound Alberto Doni Sound Mixer
Crew Leda Lojodice Choreographer
Editing Pasquale Cuzzupoli Colorist
Directing Gianni Arduini First Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Martina Cossu Makeup Artist
Sound Claudio Chiossi Sound Mixer
Production Tullio Lullo Production Manager
Camera Marco Cuzzupoli Assistant Camera
Camera Salvatore Bognanni Assistant Camera
Writing Roberto Benigni Story
Writing Vincenzo Cerami Story
Production Attilio Viti Production Manager

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