Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful
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1997
1h 56m
8.4(13658 votes)
Comedy
Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D.

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Cast & Crew

54 members
Acting

Roberto Benigni

Guido

Roberto Benigni
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Nicoletta Braschi

Dora

Nicoletta Braschi
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Giorgio Cantarini

Giosué

Giorgio Cantarini
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Giustino Durano

Zio

Giustino Durano
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Sergio Bini Bustric

Ferruccio

Sergio Bini Bustric
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Marisa Paredes

Dora's Mother

Marisa Paredes
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Horst Buchholz

Doctor Lessing

Horst Buchholz
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Lidia Alfonsi

Mrs. Guicciardini

Lidia Alfonsi
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Giuliana Lojodice

School Principal

Giuliana Lojodice
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Amerigo Fontani

Rodolfo

Amerigo Fontani
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Pietro De Silva

Bartolomeo

Pietro De Silva
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Francesco Guzzo

Vittorino

Francesco Guzzo
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Raffaella Lebboroni

Elena

Raffaella Lebboroni
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Claudio Alfonsi

Rodolfo's Friend

Claudio Alfonsi
Directing

Gil Baroni

Prefect

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Massimo Bianchi

Man with Key

Massimo Bianchi
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Jürgen Bohn

German Party Attendant

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Verena Buratti

German Auxilliary

Verena Buratti
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Robert Camero

German Executioner

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Ennio Consalvi

General Graziosi

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Giancarlo Cosentino

Waiter Ernesto

Giancarlo Cosentino
Production

Aaron Craig

US Tank Driver

Aaron Craig
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Alfiero Falomi

King

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Daniela Fedke

German Auxiliary

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Antonio Fommei

School Janitor

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Stefano Frangipani

Card Player

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Ernst Frowein Holger

German Sergeant

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Alessandra Grassi

Teacher

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Hannes Hellmann

German Corporal

Hannes Hellmann
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Wolfgang Hillinger

German Major at Party

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Margarita Lucia Krauss

Female Soldier at Children's Dinner

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Patrizia Lazzarini

1st Lady at the Grand Hotel

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Maria Letizia

2nd Lady at the Grand Hotel

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Concetta Lombardo

Gigliola

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Maria Rita Macellari

Regina

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Carlotta Mangione

Eleonora

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Franco Mescolini

Public Education Inspector

Franco Mescolini
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Francesca Messinese

Lady at the Opera

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Inger Lise Middelthon

German Auxiliary

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Andrea Nardi

Upholsterer

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Günther Pfanzelter

German Soldier

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Cristiana Porchiella

Spinster Teacher

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Antonio Prester

Bruno

Antonio Prester
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Gina Rovere

Dora's Maid

Gina Rovere
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Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

German Auxilliary

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Massimo Salvianti

Policeman in Stationery Shop

Massimo Salvianti
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Richard Sammel

German Lieutenant at Station

Richard Sammel
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James Schindler

Solid German

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Andrea Tidona

Grand Hotel Doorman

Andrea Tidona
Directing

Dirk K. van den Berg

German Soldier

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Giovanna Villa

Common Secretary

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Omero Antonutti

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Omero Antonutti
Acting

Adelaide Alaïs

German Auxilliary (uncredited)

Adelaide Alaïs
Acting

Daniela Fedtke

German Auxiliary (uncredited)

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