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 13021 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 Madre di Dora
  • Horst Buchholz

    as Dottore Lessing
  • Lidia Alfonsi

    as Signora Guicciardini
  • Giuliana Lojodice

    as Direttrice Didattica
  • Amerigo Fontani

    as Rodolfo
  • Pietro De Silva

    as Bartolomeo
  • Francesco Guzzo

    as Vittorino
  • Raffaella Lebboroni

    as Elena
  • Claudio Alfonsi

    as Amico Rodolfo
  • Gil Baroni

    as Prefetto
  • Massimo Bianchi

    as Uomo della chiave
  • Jürgen Bohn

    as Attendente tedesco festa
  • Verena Buratti

    as German Auxilliary
  • Robert Camero

    as Soldato tedesco fucilazione
  • Ennio Consalvi

    as Generale Graziosi
  • Giancarlo Cosentino

    as Cameriere Ernesto
  • Aaron Craig

    as Carrista USA
  • Alfiero Falomi

    as Re
  • Daniela Fedke

    as Ausiliaria tedesca
  • Antonio Fommei

    as Bidello scuola
  • Stefano Frangipani

    as Giocatore
  • Ernst Frowein Holger

    as Sergente tedesco
  • Alessandra Grassi

    as Maestra
  • Hannes Hellmann

    as German Corporal
  • Wolfgang Hillinger

    as German Major at Party
  • Margarita Lucia Krauss

    as Soldatessa cena bambini
  • Patrizia Lazzarini

    as 1ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel
  • Maria Letizia

    as 2ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel
  • Concetta Lombardo

    as Gigliola
  • Maria Rita Macellari

    as Regina
  • Carlotta Mangione

    as Eleonora
  • Franco Mescolini

    as Ispettore Pubblica Istruzione
  • Francesca Messinese

    as Signora Opera
  • Inger Lise Middelthon

    as Ausiliaria tedesca
  • Andrea Nardi

    as Tappezziere
  • Günther Pfanzelter

    as Soldato tedesco
  • Cristiana Porchiella

    as Maestra zitella
  • Antonio Prester

    as Bruno
  • Gina Rovere

    as Dora's Maid
  • Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

    as German Auxilliary
  • Massimo Salvianti

    as Poliziotto cartolibreria
  • Richard Sammel

    as German Lieutenant at Station
  • James Schindler

    as Tedesco fisso
  • Andrea Tidona

    as Grand Hotel Doorman
  • Dirk K. van den Berg

    as German Soldier
  • Giovanna Villa

    as Segretaria Comune
  • 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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