Cinema Paradiso (1988)
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Release date: 1988-11-17
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Orginal language: Italiano
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Writer: Vanna Paoli
Screenwriter: Giuseppe Tornatore
Trailers and Teasers
Cast
Philippe Noiret
as Alfredo
Jacques Perrin
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (adult)
Marco Leonardi
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (teen)
Salvatore Cascio
as Salvatore 'Totò' Di Vita (child)
Agnese Nano
as Elena Mendola (teen) / Elena's daughter (in Director's cut)
Antonella Attili
as Maria Di Vita (young)
Pupella Maggio
as Maria Di Vita (aged)
Enzo Cannavale
as Spaccafico
Isa Danieli
as Anna
Leo Gullotta
as Ignazio, usher
Leopoldo Trieste
as Father Adelfio
Tano Cimarosa
as Fabbro, blacksmith
Nicola Di Pinto
as Village idiot
Roberta Lena
as Lia
Nino Terzo
as Peppino's Father
Turi Giuffrida
as
Mimmo Mignemi
as
Mariella Lo Giudice
as
Beatrice Palme
as
Angelo Tosto
as
Franco Catalano
as
Brigitte Fossey
as Elena Mendola (adult) (in Director's cut) (uncredited)
Giuseppe Tornatore
as Projectionist (uncredited)
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Giorgio Libassi, Ignazio Pappalardo, Angela Leontini, Turi Killer, Nellina Lagana, Margherita Mignemi, Giuseppe Pellegrino, Concetta Borpagano
Crew - click here to expand
Giuseppe Tornatore - Director, Giuseppe Tornatore - Screenplay, Franco Cristaldi - Producer, Giovanna Romagnoli - Producer, Ennio Morricone - Original Music Composer, Blasco Giurato - Director of Photography, Mario Morra - Editor, Alberto Doni - Sound Mixer, Vanna Paoli - Writer, Giovanni Corridori - Special Effects Coordinator, Andrea Morricone - Additional Soundtrack, Andrea Crisanti - Production Design, Paolo Borselli - Hairstylist, Maurizio Trani - Makeup Artist, Giuseppe Giglietti - Assistant Director, Danilo Bollettini - Special Effects, Angelo Ragusa - Stunts, Alvaro Passeri - Animation, Luigi Bonanno - Assistant Costume Designer, Luca Montanari - Assistant Editor, Giuseppe Di Biase - Camera Operator, Massimo Anzellotti - Sound Effects Editor, Dan Edelstein - Supervising Sound Editor, Beatrice Bordone - Costume Design, Franco Tamponi - Musician, Giuseppe Tornatore - Story