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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Roberto Benigni Guido Orefice |
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Nicoletta Braschi Dora |
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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) |
| Directing | Roberto Benigni | Director |
| Production | Gianluigi Braschi | Producer |
| Production | John Davis | Producer |
| Production | Elda Ferri | Producer |
| Writing | Roberto Benigni | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vincenzo Cerami | Screenplay |
| Camera | Tonino Delli Colli | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Simona Paggi | Editor |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Danilo Donati | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Crew | Giovanni Corridori | Special Effects |
| Production | Tullio Lullo | Production Manager |
| Editing | Pasquale Cuzzupoli | Color Timer |
| Production | Mario Cotone | Line Producer |
| Production | Shaila Rubin | Casting |
| Sound | David H. Kramer | ADR & Dubbing |
| Editing | Benni Atria | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Nicola Piovani | Orchestrator |
| Production | Agnès Mentre | Executive Producer |
| Art | Danilo Donati | Art Direction |
| Production | Attilio Viti | Production Manager |
| Directing | Gianni Arduini | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Kenneth Cassar | Special Effects |
| Production | Savannah Haske | Casting Associate |
