Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

1997/12/20 • $20,000,000 • Released • English, Czech, Italian, German

Comedy
Drama
8.4
1h 56m

An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

Overview

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.

Director : Roberto Benigni

Casts
Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni

Guido

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Dora

Giorgio Cantarini

Giorgio Cantarini

Giosué

Giustino Durano

Giustino Durano

Zio

Sergio Bini Bustric

Sergio Bini Bustric

Ferruccio

Marisa Paredes

Marisa Paredes

Madre di Dora

Horst Buchholz

Horst Buchholz

Dottore Lessing

Lidia Alfonsi

Lidia Alfonsi

Signora Guicciardini

Giuliana Lojodice

Giuliana Lojodice

Direttrice Didattica

Amerigo Fontani

Amerigo Fontani

Rodolfo

Pietro De Silva

Pietro De Silva

Bartolomeo

Francesco Guzzo

Francesco Guzzo

Vittorino

Raffaella Lebboroni

Raffaella Lebboroni

Elena

Claudio Alfonsi

Claudio Alfonsi

Amico Rodolfo

Gil Baroni

Prefetto

Massimo Bianchi

Massimo Bianchi

Uomo della chiave

Jürgen Bohn

Attendente tedesco festa

Verena Buratti

Verena Buratti

German Auxilliary

Robert Camero

Soldato tedesco fucilazione

Ennio Consalvi

Generale Graziosi

Giancarlo Cosentino

Giancarlo Cosentino

Cameriere Ernesto

Aaron Craig

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

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

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

Antonio Prester

Bruno

Gina Rovere

Gina Rovere

Dora's Maid

Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

German Auxilliary

Massimo Salvianti

Massimo Salvianti

Poliziotto cartolibreria

Richard Sammel

Richard Sammel

German Lieutenant at Station

James Schindler

Tedesco fisso

Andrea Tidona

Andrea Tidona

Grand Hotel Doorman

Dirk K. van den Berg

German Soldier

Giovanna Villa

Segretaria Comune

Omero Antonutti

Omero Antonutti

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Adelaide Alaïs

Adelaide Alaïs

German Auxilliary (uncredited)

Daniela Fedtke

German Auxiliary (uncredited)

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