Life Is Beautiful (1997)
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.
Release date: 1997-12-20
User rating:
8.44 / 10
13767 votes
Orginal language: Italiano
Director: Roberto Benigni
Screenwriters: Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami
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Cast
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
Massimo Bianchi
as Man with Key
Verena Buratti
as German Auxilliary
Giancarlo Cosentino
as Waiter Ernesto
Aaron Craig
as US Tank Driver
Hannes Hellmann
as German Corporal
Wolfgang Hillinger
as German Major at Party
Franco Mescolini
as Public Education Inspector
Antonio Prester
as Bruno
Gina Rovere
as Dora's Maid
Massimo Salvianti
as Policeman in Stationery Shop
Richard Sammel
as German Lieutenant at Station
Andrea Tidona
as Grand Hotel Doorman
Omero Antonutti
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Adelaide Alaïs
as German Auxilliary (uncredited)
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Gil Baroni - Prefect, Jürgen Bohn - German Party Attendant, Robert Camero - German Executioner, Ennio Consalvi - General Graziosi, Alfiero Falomi - King, Daniela Fedke - German Auxiliary, Antonio Fommei - School Janitor, Stefano Frangipani - Card Player, Ernst Frowein Holger - German Sergeant, Alessandra Grassi - Teacher, Margarita Lucia Krauss - Female Soldier at Children's Dinner, Patrizia Lazzarini - 1st Lady at the Grand Hotel, Maria Letizia - 2nd Lady at the Grand Hotel, Concetta Lombardo - Gigliola, Maria Rita Macellari - Regina, Carlotta Mangione - Eleonora, Francesca Messinese - Lady at the Opera, Inger Lise Middelthon - German Auxiliary, Andrea Nardi - Upholsterer, Günther Pfanzelter - German Soldier, Cristiana Porchiella - Spinster Teacher, Laura Susanne Ruedeberg - German Auxilliary, James Schindler - Solid German, Dirk van den Berg - German Soldier, Giovanna Villa - Common Secretary
Crew - click here to expand
Gianluigi Braschi - Producer, Roberto Benigni - Screenplay, Roberto Benigni - Director, Nicola Piovani - Original Music Composer, Elda Ferri - Producer, Vincenzo Cerami - Screenplay, Simona Paggi - Editor, Giovanni Corridori - Special Effects, Tonino Delli Colli - Director of Photography, Danilo Donati - Costume Design, Danilo Donati - Production Design, Silvia Moraes - Sound Editor, Tullio Morganti - Sound, Roberto Brega - Camera Operator, Mario Cotone - Executive Producer, Maddalena Colombo - Assistant Editor, Franco Fantini - Administration, Giusy Bovino - Hair Department Head, Nando Nibbi - Unit Manager, Aldo Colanzi - Key Grip, Marco Albertini - Production Secretary, Federico Laurenti - Makeup Artist, Benni Atria - Assistant Editor, Maria Pia Crapanzano - Hairstylist, Benni Atria - Sound Editor, Ettore Mancini - Boom Operator, Maurizio Sabatini - Assistant Production Design, Roberto Magagnini - Property Master, Shaila Rubin - Casting, Ettore Musco - Production Secretary, Giovanni Marino - Second Assistant Director, Giorgia Onofri,