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.
Release Date
December 20, 1997Runtime
116 minRating
PG-13Directed by
Roberto Benigni, Gianni Arduini, Giovanni Marino, Luigi Spoletini, Daniele Cama, Giorgia OnofriScreenplay by
Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo CeramiStory by
Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto BenigniLanguage
ItalianBudget
$20,000,000Revenue
$230,098,753Status
ReleasedCast
Roberto Benigni
GuidoNicoletta Braschi
DoraGiorgio Cantarini
GiosuéGiustino Durano
ZioSergio Bini Bustric
FerruccioMarisa Paredes
Madre di DoraHorst Buchholz
Dottore LessingLidia Alfonsi
Signora GuicciardiniGiuliana Lojodice
Direttrice DidatticaAmerigo Fontani
RodolfoPietro De Silva
BartolomeoFrancesco Guzzo
VittorinoRaffaella Lebboroni
ElenaClaudio Alfonsi
Amico RodolfoMassimo Bianchi
Uomo della chiaveVerena Buratti
German AuxilliaryAaron Craig
Carrista USAHannes Hellmann
German CorporalFranco Mescolini
Ispettore Pubblica IstruzioneAntonio Prester
BrunoGina Rovere
Dora's MaidMassimo Salvianti
Poliziotto cartolibreriaRichard Sammel
German Lieutenant at StationAndrea Tidona
Grand Hotel DoormanOmero Antonutti
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Adelaide Alaïs
German Auxilliary (uncredited)Daniela Fedtke
German Auxiliary (uncredited)Images
Videos
Life is Beautiful (1998) Official Trailer - Robert Benigni Movie HD
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