1997
Dram Comedy 116 min

Life Is Beautiful

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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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 Dora's Mother Horst Buchholz Horst Buchholz Doctor Lessing Lidia Alfonsi Lidia Alfonsi Mrs. Guicciardini Giuliana Lojodice Giuliana Lojodice School Principal 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 Rodolfo's Friend Gil Baroni Prefect Massimo Bianchi Massimo Bianchi Man with Key Jürgen Bohn German Party Attendant Verena Buratti Verena Buratti German Auxilliary Robert Camero German Executioner Ennio Consalvi General Graziosi Giancarlo Cosentino Giancarlo Cosentino Waiter Ernesto Aaron Craig Aaron Craig US Tank Driver Alfiero Falomi King Daniela Fedke German Auxiliary Antonio Fommei School Janitor Stefano Frangipani Card Player Ernst Frowein Holger German Sergeant Alessandra Grassi Teacher Hannes Hellmann Hannes Hellmann German Corporal Wolfgang Hillinger Wolfgang Hillinger German Major at Party Margarita Lucia Krauss Female Soldier at Children's Dinner Patrizia Lazzarini 1st Lady at the Grand Hotel Maria Letizia 2nd Lady at the Grand Hotel Concetta Lombardo Gigliola Maria Rita Macellari Regina Carlotta Mangione Eleonora Franco Mescolini Franco Mescolini Public Education Inspector Francesca Messinese Lady at the Opera Inger Lise Middelthon German Auxiliary Andrea Nardi Upholsterer Günther Pfanzelter German Soldier Cristiana Porchiella Spinster Teacher Antonio Prester Antonio Prester Bruno Gina Rovere Gina Rovere Dora's Maid Laura Susanne Ruedeberg German Auxilliary Massimo Salvianti Massimo Salvianti Policeman in Stationery Shop Richard Sammel Richard Sammel German Lieutenant at Station James Schindler Solid German Andrea Tidona Andrea Tidona Grand Hotel Doorman Dirk K. van den Berg German Soldier Giovanna Villa Common Secretary Omero Antonutti Omero Antonutti Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Adelaide Alaïs Adelaide Alaïs German Auxilliary (uncredited)

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