Life Is Beautiful (1997)
La vita è bella
An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.
116 min
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.
- Release date
- December 20, 1997
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Box office
- $230,098,753
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Cast
- Roberto Benigni as Guido
- Nicoletta Braschi as Dora
- Giorgio Cantarini as Giosué
- Giustino Durano as Zio
- Sergio Bini Bustric as Ferruccio
- Marisa Paredes as Madre di Dora
- Horst Buchholz as Dottor Lessing
- Lidia Alfonsi as Guicciardini
- Giuliana Lojodice as Direttrice Didattica
- Amerigo Fontani as Rodolfo
- Pietro De Silva as Bartolomeo
- Francesco Guzzo as Vittorino
- Raffaella Lebboroni as Elena
- Verena Buratti as German Auxilliary
- Giancarlo Cosentino as Waiter Ernesto
- Hannes Hellmann as German Corporal
- Wolfgang Hillinger as German Major at Party
Crew
- Roberto Benigni · Director
- Vincenzo Cerami · Writer
- Roberto Benigni · Writer
- Gianluigi Braschi · Producer
- John M. Davis · Producer
- Elda Ferri · Producer
- Nicola Piovani · Composer
- Tonino Delli Colli · Cinematographer
- Simona Paggi · Editor
- Shaila Rubin · Casting director
- Danilo Donati · Production designer