Life Is Beautiful (1997)
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
Writers:
Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami.
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Nicoletta Braschi Dora |
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Roberto Benigni Guido Orefice |
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Giorgio Cantarini Giosué Orefice |
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Giustino Durano Eliseo Orefice |
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Amerigo Fontani Rodolfo |
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Sergio Bini Bustric Ferruccio |
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Lidia Alfonsi Signora Guicciardini |
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Horst Buchholz Dottore Lessing |
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Pietro De Silva Bartolomeo |
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Marisa Paredes Madre di Dora |
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Giuliana Lojodice Direttrice |
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Francesco Guzzo Vittorino |
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Adelaide Alaïs German Auxilliary |
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Verena Buratti German Auxilliary |
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Hannes Hellmann German Corporal |
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Wolfgang Hillinger German Major at Party |
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Antonio Prester Bruno |
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Gina Rovere Dora's Maid |
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Laura Susanne Ruedeberg German Auxilliary |
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Richard Sammel German Lieutenant at Station |
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Andrea Tidona Grand Hotel Doorman |
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Dirk K. van den Berg German Soldier |
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Omero Antonutti Narrator (voice) (uncredited) |
| Production | John Davis | Producer |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Giovanni Corridori | Special Effects |
| Writing | Roberto Benigni | Screenplay |
| Directing | Roberto Benigni | Director |
| Production | Shaila Rubin | Casting |
| Production | Gianluigi Braschi | Producer |
| Production | Elda Ferri | Producer |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Screenplay |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Orchestrator |
| Art | Danilo Donati | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Art | Danilo Donati | Art Direction |
| Production | Agnès Mentre | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Gianni Arduini | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Benni Atria | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Savannah Haske | Casting Associate |
| Production | Tullio Lullo | Production Manager |
| Production | Mario Cotone | Line Producer |
| Crew | Kenneth Cassar | Special Effects |
| Production | Attilio Viti | Production Manager |
| Sound | David H. Kramer | ADR & Dubbing |
| Editing | Pasquale Cuzzupoli | Color Timer |
