Life Is Beautiful 1997

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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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Full Cast & Crew
Roberto Benigni.

... Guido

Nicoletta Braschi.

... Dora

Giorgio Cantarini.

... Giosué

Giustino Durano.

... Zio

Sergio Bini Bustric.

... Ferruccio

Marisa Paredes.

... Madre di Dora

Horst Buchholz.

... Dottore Lessing

Lidia Alfonsi.

... Signora Guicciardini

Giuliana Lojodice.

... Direttrice Didattica

Amerigo Fontani.

... Rodolfo

Pietro De Silva.

... Bartolomeo

Francesco Guzzo.

... Vittorino

Raffaella Lebboroni.

... Elena

Claudio Alfonsi.

... Amico Rodolfo

Gil Baroni.

... Prefetto

Massimo Bianchi.

... Uomo della chiave

Jürgen Bohn.

... Attendente tedesco festa

Verena Buratti.

... German Auxilliary

Robert Camero.

... Soldato tedesco fucilazione

Ennio Consalvi.

... Generale Graziosi

Giancarlo Cosentino.

... Cameriere Ernesto

Aaron Craig.

... Carrista USA

Alfiero Falomi.

... Re

Daniela Fedke.

... Ausiliaria tedesca

Antonio Fommei.

... Bidello scuola

Stefano Frangipani.

... Giocatore

Ernst Frowein Holger.

... Sergente tedesco

Alessandra Grassi.

... Maestra

Hannes Hellmann.

... German Corporal

Wolfgang Hillinger.

... German Major at Party

Margarita Lucia Krauss.

... Soldatessa cena bambini

Patrizia Lazzarini.

... 1ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel

Maria Letizia.

... 2ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel

Concetta Lombardo.

... Gigliola

Maria Rita Macellari.

... Regina

Carlotta Mangione.

... Eleonora

Franco Mescolini.

... Ispettore Pubblica Istruzione

Francesca Messinese.

... Signora Opera

Inger Lise Middelthon.

... Ausiliaria tedesca

Andrea Nardi.

... Tappezziere

Günther Pfanzelter.

... Soldato tedesco

Cristiana Porchiella.

... Maestra zitella

Antonio Prester.

... Bruno

Gina Rovere.

... Dora's Maid

Laura Susanne Ruedeberg.

... German Auxilliary

Massimo Salvianti.

... Poliziotto cartolibreria

Richard Sammel.

... German Lieutenant at Station

James Schindler.

... Tedesco fisso

Andrea Tidona.

... Grand Hotel Doorman

Dirk K. van den Berg.

... German Soldier

Giovanna Villa.

... Segretaria Comune

Omero Antonutti.

... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Adelaide Alaïs.

... German Auxilliary (uncredited)

Daniela Fedtke.

... German Auxiliary (uncredited)

Director:

Gianluigi Braschi

Writer:

Roberto Benigni

Vincenzo Cerami

Vincenzo Cerami

Roberto Benigni

Genres:

Comedy

Drama

Release Date:

20 December 1997

Cast & Crew of

Life Is Beautiful

Directors & Credit Writers

GB

Gianluigi Braschi

... Director

Directors & Credit Writers

GB

Gianluigi Braschi

... (Producer)

EF

Elda Ferri

... (Producer)

SP

Simona Paggi

... (Editor)

RB

Roberto Benigni

... (Screenplay)

TC

Tonino Delli Colli

... (Director of Photography)

GC

Giovanni Corridori

... (Special Effects)

RB

Roberto Benigni

... (Director)

NP

Nicola Piovani

... (Original Music Composer)

DD

Danilo Donati

... (Production Design)

DD

Danilo Donati

... (Costume Design)

VC

Vincenzo Cerami

... (Screenplay)

AV

Attilio Viti

... (Production Manager)

VC

Vincenzo Cerami

... (Story)

RB

Roberto Benigni

... (Story)

TM

Tullio Morganti

... (Sound)

BA

Benni Atria

... (Sound Editor)

SM

Silvia Moraes

... (Sound Editor)

GA

Gianni Arduini

... (First Assistant Director)

RB

Roberto Brega

... (Camera Operator)

MC

Mario Cotone

... (Executive Producer)

PS

Pietro Sassaroli

... (Production Manager)

TL

Tullio Lullo

... (Production Manager)

OS

Olivia Sleiter

... (Unit Manager)

NN

Nando Nibbi

... (Unit Manager)

MA

Marco Albertini

... (Production Secretary)

EM

Ettore Musco

... (Production Secretary)

FF

Franco Fantini

... (Administration)

GM

Giovanni Marino

... (Second Assistant Director)

LS

Luigi Spoletini

... (Second Assistant Director)

DC

Daniele Cama

... (Second Assistant Director)

GO

Giorgia Onofri

... (Script Supervisor)

SB

Salvatore Bognanni

... (Assistant Camera)

MC

Marco Cuzzupoli

... (Assistant Camera)

SS

Sergio Strizzi

... (Still Photographer)

EM

Ettore Mancini

... (Boom Operator)

BA

Benni Atria

... (Assistant Editor)

MC

Maddalena Colombo

... (Assistant Editor)

MS

Maurizio Sabatini

... (Assistant Production Design)

EI

Edoardo Di Iorio

... (Assistant Production Design)

LU

Luigi Urbani

... (Set Decoration)

RM

Roberto Magagnini

... (Property Master)

WC

Walter Cossu

... (Makeup Department Head)

EI

Enrico Iacoponi

... (Makeup Department Head)

FL

Federico Laurenti

... (Makeup Artist)

MC

Martina Cossu

... (Makeup Artist)

GB

Giusy Bovino

... (Hair Department Head)

FL

Fabio Lucchetti

... (Hairstylist)

MC

Maria Pia Crapanzano

... (Hairstylist)

CV

Carlo Vinciguerra

... (Gaffer)

AC

Aldo Colanzi

... (Key Grip)

SR

Shaila Rubin

... (Casting)

LL

Leda Lojodice

... (Choreographer)

PC

Pasquale Cuzzupoli

... (Colorist)

AD

Alberto Doni

... (Sound Mixer)

CC

Claudio Chiossi

... (Sound Mixer)

Cast

Roberto Benigni

... Roberto Benigni

Nicoletta Braschi

... Nicoletta Braschi

Giorgio Cantarini

... Giorgio Cantarini

Giustino Durano

... Giustino Durano

Sergio Bini Bustric

... Sergio Bini Bustric

Marisa Paredes

... Marisa Paredes

Horst Buchholz

... Horst Buchholz

Lidia Alfonsi

... Lidia Alfonsi

Giuliana Lojodice

... Giuliana Lojodice

Amerigo Fontani

... Amerigo Fontani

Pietro De Silva

... Pietro De Silva

Francesco Guzzo

... Francesco Guzzo

Raffaella Lebboroni

... Raffaella Lebboroni

Claudio Alfonsi

... Claudio Alfonsi

Gil Baroni

... Gil Baroni

Massimo Bianchi

... Massimo Bianchi

Jürgen Bohn

... Jürgen Bohn

Verena Buratti

... Verena Buratti

Robert Camero

... Robert Camero

Ennio Consalvi

... Ennio Consalvi

Giancarlo Cosentino

... Giancarlo Cosentino

Aaron Craig

... Aaron Craig

Alfiero Falomi

... Alfiero Falomi

Daniela Fedke

... Daniela Fedke

Antonio Fommei

... Antonio Fommei

Stefano Frangipani

... Stefano Frangipani

Ernst Frowein Holger

... Ernst Frowein Holger

Alessandra Grassi

... Alessandra Grassi

Hannes Hellmann

... Hannes Hellmann

Wolfgang Hillinger

... Wolfgang Hillinger

Margarita Lucia Krauss

... Margarita Lucia Krauss

Patrizia Lazzarini

... Patrizia Lazzarini

Maria Letizia

... Maria Letizia

Concetta Lombardo

... Concetta Lombardo

Maria Rita Macellari

... Maria Rita Macellari

Carlotta Mangione

... Carlotta Mangione

Franco Mescolini

... Franco Mescolini

Francesca Messinese

... Francesca Messinese

Inger Lise Middelthon

... Inger Lise Middelthon

Andrea Nardi

... Andrea Nardi

Günther Pfanzelter

... Günther Pfanzelter

Cristiana Porchiella

... Cristiana Porchiella

Antonio Prester

... Antonio Prester

Gina Rovere

... Gina Rovere

Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

... Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

Massimo Salvianti

... Massimo Salvianti

Richard Sammel

... Richard Sammel

James Schindler

... James Schindler

Andrea Tidona

... Andrea Tidona

Dirk K. van den Berg

... Dirk K. van den Berg

Giovanna Villa

... Giovanna Villa

Omero Antonutti

... Omero Antonutti

Adelaide Alaïs

... Adelaide Alaïs

Daniela Fedtke

... Daniela Fedtke

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Life Is Beautiful

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