Life Is Beautiful

Life Is Beautiful

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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

Guido

Nicoletta Braschi

Dora

Giorgio Cantarini

Giosué

Giustino Durano

Zio

Sergio Bini Bustric

Ferruccio

Marisa Paredes

Dora's Mother

Horst Buchholz

Doctor Lessing

Lidia Alfonsi

Mrs. Guicciardini

Giuliana Lojodice

School Principal

Amerigo Fontani

Rodolfo

Pietro De Silva

Bartolomeo

Francesco Guzzo

Vittorino

Raffaella Lebboroni

Elena

Claudio Alfonsi

Rodolfo's Friend

Massimo Bianchi

Man with Key

DirectorsGil Baroni, Dirk van den Berg

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Release dateDec 20 1997

Runtime1 hour 56 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesGerman, Italian, Czech, English

Production companiesMario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D., Melampo Cinematografica

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