La vita è bella (1997)
Life Is Beautiful
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
as Guido
Nicoletta Braschi
as Dora
as Dora
Giorgio Cantarini
as Giosué
as Giosué
Giustino Durano
as Zio
as Zio
Sergio Bini Bustric
as Ferruccio
as Ferruccio
Marisa Paredes
as Madre di Dora
as Madre di Dora
Horst Buchholz
as Dottore Lessing
as Dottore Lessing
Lidia Alfonsi
as Signora Guicciardini
as Signora Guicciardini
Giuliana Lojodice
as Direttrice Didattica
as Direttrice Didattica
Amerigo Fontani
as Rodolfo
as Rodolfo
Pietro De Silva
as Bartolomeo
as Bartolomeo
Francesco Guzzo
as Vittorino
as Vittorino
Raffaella Lebboroni
as Elena
as Elena
Claudio Alfonsi
as Amico Rodolfo
as Amico Rodolfo
Gil Baroni
as Prefetto
as Prefetto
Massimo Bianchi
as Uomo della chiave
as Uomo della chiave
Jürgen Bohn
as Attendente tedesco festa
as Attendente tedesco festa
Verena Buratti
as German Auxilliary
as German Auxilliary
Robert Camero
as Soldato tedesco fucilazione
as Soldato tedesco fucilazione
Ennio Consalvi
as Generale Graziosi
as Generale Graziosi
Giancarlo Cosentino
as Cameriere Ernesto
as Cameriere Ernesto
Aaron Craig
as Carrista USA
as Carrista USA
Alfiero Falomi
as Re
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Daniela Fedke
as Ausiliaria tedesca
as Ausiliaria tedesca
Antonio Fommei
as Bidello scuola
as Bidello scuola
Stefano Frangipani
as Giocatore
as Giocatore
Ernst Frowein Holger
as Sergente tedesco
as Sergente tedesco
Alessandra Grassi
as Maestra
as Maestra
Hannes Hellmann
as German Corporal
as German Corporal
Wolfgang Hillinger
as German Major at Party
as German Major at Party
Margarita Lucia Krauss
as Soldatessa cena bambini
as Soldatessa cena bambini
Patrizia Lazzarini
as 1ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel
as 1ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel
Maria Letizia
as 2ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel
as 2ᵒ Signora Grand Hotel
Concetta Lombardo
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as Gigliola
Maria Rita Macellari
as Regina
as Regina
Carlotta Mangione
as Eleonora
as Eleonora
Franco Mescolini
as Ispettore Pubblica Istruzione
as Ispettore Pubblica Istruzione
Francesca Messinese
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as Signora Opera
Inger Lise Middelthon
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as Ausiliaria tedesca
Andrea Nardi
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Günther Pfanzelter
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Cristiana Porchiella
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Antonio Prester
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Gina Rovere
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Laura Susanne Ruedeberg
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Massimo Salvianti
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Richard Sammel
as German Lieutenant at Station
as German Lieutenant at Station
James Schindler
as Tedesco fisso
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Andrea Tidona
as Grand Hotel Doorman
as Grand Hotel Doorman
Dirk K. van den Berg
as German Soldier
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Giovanna Villa
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Omero Antonutti
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Adelaide Alaïs
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as German Auxilliary (uncredited)
Daniela Fedtke
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Roberto Benigni
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Gianluigi Braschi
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Elda Ferri
Producer
Producer
Roberto Benigni
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Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay
Screenplay
Tonino Delli Colli
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Simona Paggi
Editor
Editor
Nicola Piovani
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Danilo Donati
Production Design
Production Design
Danilo Donati
Costume Design
Costume Design
Giovanni Corridori
Special Effects
Special Effects
Tullio Morganti
Sound
Sound
Benni Atria
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Silvia Moraes
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Gianni Arduini
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Roberto Brega
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Mario Cotone
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Pietro Sassaroli
Production Manager
Production Manager
Tullio Lullo
Production Manager
Production Manager
Olivia Sleiter
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Nando Nibbi
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Marco Albertini
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
Ettore Musco
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
Franco Fantini
Administration
Administration
Giovanni Marino
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Luigi Spoletini
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Daniele Cama
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Giorgia Onofri
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Salvatore Bognanni
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Marco Cuzzupoli
Assistant Camera
Assistant Camera
Sergio Strizzi
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Ettore Mancini
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Benni Atria
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Maddalena Colombo
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Maurizio Sabatini
Assistant Production Design
Assistant Production Design
Edoardo Di Iorio
Assistant Production Design
Assistant Production Design
Luigi Urbani
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Roberto Magagnini
Property Master
Property Master
Walter Cossu
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Department Head
Enrico Iacoponi
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Department Head
Federico Laurenti
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Martina Cossu
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Giusy Bovino
Hair Department Head
Hair Department Head
Fabio Lucchetti
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Maria Pia Crapanzano
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Carlo Vinciguerra
Gaffer
Gaffer
Aldo Colanzi
Key Grip
Key Grip
Shaila Rubin
Casting
Casting
Leda Lojodice
Choreographer
Choreographer
Pasquale Cuzzupoli
Colorist
Colorist
Alberto Doni
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Claudio Chiossi
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
Vincenzo Cerami
Story
Story
Roberto Benigni
Story
Story
Attilio Viti
Production Manager
Production Manager
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