

Life Is Beautiful
1997-12-20 · 116 min · ★ 8.4
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 details
- Directors
- Roberto Benigni
- Production companies
- Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D., Melampo Cinematografica
- Countries
- Italy
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 20,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 230,098,753
Top Cast
Roberto BenigniGuido
Nicoletta BraschiDora
Giorgio CantariniGiosué
Giustino DuranoZio
Sergio Bini BustricFerruccio
Marisa ParedesDora's Mother
Horst BuchholzDoctor Lessing
Lidia AlfonsiMrs. Guicciardini
Giuliana LojodiceSchool Principal
Amerigo FontaniRodolfo
Pietro De SilvaBartolomeo
Francesco GuzzoVittorino
Raffaella LebboroniElena
Claudio AlfonsiRodolfo's Friend
Massimo BianchiMan with Key
Verena BurattiGerman AuxilliaryTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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