Film · Drama, Comedy
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.
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
- Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Release date
- December 20, 1997
- Original title
- La vita è bella
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- Gil BaroniPrefect
Massimo BianchiMan with Key- Jürgen BohnGerman Party Attendant
Verena BurattiGerman Auxilliary- Robert CameroGerman Executioner
- Ennio ConsalviGeneral Graziosi
