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  • Life Is Beautiful (1997)
  • PG-13
    116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
PG-13
116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When an open-minded Jewish waiter and his son become victims of the Holocaust, he uses a perfect mixture of will, humor and imagination to protect his son from the dangers around their camp.
Director
Writers
Vincenzo Cerami (story by) (screenplay by) | Roberto Benigni (story by) (screenplay by)
Producers
Gianluigi Braschi | John M. Davis (version: English language) | Elda Ferri
Composer
Nicola Piovani (music by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Casting Director
Production Designer
Danilo Donati (production design)
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Release date
Oct 22, 1998 (United States)

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57 cast members
Name Known for
Sergio Bini Bustric
Ferruccio (as Sergio Bustric) Ferruccio (as Sergio Bustric)   See fewer
Marisa Paredes
Madre di Dora Madre di Dora   See fewer
Horst Buchholz
Dottor Lessing (as Horst Bucholz) Dottor Lessing (as Horst Bucholz)   See fewer
Lidia Alfonsi
Guicciardini (as Lydia Alfonsi) Guicciardini (as Lydia Alfonsi)   See fewer
Giuliana Lojodice
Direttrice Didattica Direttrice Didattica   See fewer
Amerigo Fontani
Rodolfo Rodolfo   See fewer
Pietro De Silva
Bartolomeo Bartolomeo   See fewer
Francesco Guzzo
Vittorino Vittorino   See fewer
Claudio Alfonsi
Amico Rodolfo Amico Rodolfo   See fewer
Gil Baroni
Prefetto Prefetto   See fewer
Massimo Bianchi
Uomo della chiave Uomo della chiave   See fewer
Jürgen Bohn
Attendente tedesco festa (as Jurgen Bohn) Attendente tedesco festa (as Jurgen Bohn)   See fewer
Verena Buratti
Ausiliaria tedesca Ausiliaria tedesca   See fewer
Robert Camero
Soldato tedesco fucilazione Soldato tedesco fucilazione   See fewer
Ennio Consalvi
Generale Graziosi Generale Graziosi   See fewer
Giancarlo Cosentino
Cameriere Ernesto Cameriere Ernesto   See fewer
Aaron Craig
Carrista USA Carrista USA   See fewer
Daniela Fedke
Ausiliaria tedesca Ausiliaria tedesca   See fewer
Antonio Fommei
Bidello scuola Bidello scuola   See fewer
Stefano Frangipani
Giocatore Giocatore   See fewer
Ernst Frowein Holger
Sergente tedesco Sergente tedesco   See fewer
Hannes Hellmann
Caporale tedesco (as Hannes Helmann) Caporale tedesco (as Hannes Helmann)   See fewer
Wolfgang Hillinger
Maggiore tedesco festa Maggiore tedesco festa   See fewer
Margarita Lucia Krauss
Soldatessa cena bambini Soldatessa cena bambini   See fewer
Patrizia Lazzarini
1ª Signora Grand Hotel 1ª Signora Grand Hotel   See fewer
Maria Letizia
2ª Signora Grand Hotel 2ª Signora Grand Hotel   See fewer
Concetta Lombardo
Gigliola Gigliola   See fewer
Carlotta Mangione
Eleonora Eleonora   See fewer
Franco Mescolini
Ispettore Pubblica Istruzione Ispettore Pubblica Istruzione   See fewer
Francesca Messinese
Signora Opera Signora Opera   See fewer
Angel Alise Middelthon
Ausiliaria tedesca Ausiliaria tedesca   See fewer
Andrea Nardi
Tappezziere Tappezziere   See fewer
Günther Pfanzelter
Soldato tedesco (as Gunther Pfanzelter) Soldato tedesco (as Gunther Pfanzelter)   See fewer
Cristiana Porchiella
Maestra zitella Maestra zitella   See fewer
Antonio Prester
Bruno (as Nino Prester) Bruno (as Nino Prester)   See fewer
Gina Rovere
Governante Dora Governante Dora   See fewer
Laura Susanne Ruedeberg
Ausiliaria tedesca (as Laura Rudeberg) Ausiliaria tedesca (as Laura Rudeberg)   See fewer
Massimo Salvianti
Poliziotto cartolibreria Poliziotto cartolibreria   See fewer
Richard Sammel
Ufficiale stanzioncina Ufficiale stanzioncina   See fewer
James Schindler
Tedesco fisso (as James Shindler) Tedesco fisso (as James Shindler)   See fewer
Andrea Tidona
Portiere Grand Hotel Portiere Grand Hotel   See fewer
Dirk K. van den Berg
Soldato tedesco (as Dirk Karsten Van Den Berg) Soldato tedesco (as Dirk Karsten Van Den Berg)   See fewer
Giovanna Villa
Segretaria Comune Segretaria Comune   See fewer
James Falzone
Joshua Joshua   See fewer
Omero Antonutti
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Roberta Bobbi
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Davide Borella
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Andrea Scanzi
Soldato tedesco (uncredited) Soldato tedesco (uncredited)   See fewer
Nikky Smedley
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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