Life Is Beautiful

1h 56min

Comedy

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D.

Melampo Cinematografica

Cast

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
Pietro De Silva

Pietro De Silva

Bartolomeo
Claudio Alfonsi

Claudio Alfonsi

Rodolfo's Friend
Gil Baroni

Gil Baroni

Prefect
Massimo Bianchi

Massimo Bianchi

Man with Key
Jürgen Bohn

Jürgen Bohn

German Party Attendant
Verena Buratti

Verena Buratti

German Auxilliary
Robert Camero

Robert Camero

German Executioner
Ennio Consalvi

Ennio Consalvi

General Graziosi
Giancarlo Cosentino

Giancarlo Cosentino

Waiter Ernesto
Aaron Craig

Aaron Craig

US Tank Driver
Daniela Fedke

Daniela Fedke

German Auxiliary
Antonio Fommei

Antonio Fommei

School Janitor
Ernst Frowein Holger

Ernst Frowein Holger

German Sergeant
Hannes Hellmann

Hannes Hellmann

German Corporal
Wolfgang Hillinger

Wolfgang Hillinger

German Major at Party
Margarita Lucia Krauss

Margarita Lucia Krauss

Female Soldier at Children's Dinner
Patrizia Lazzarini

Patrizia Lazzarini

1st Lady at the Grand Hotel
Maria Letizia

Maria Letizia

2nd Lady at the Grand Hotel
Franco Mescolini

Franco Mescolini

Public Education Inspector
Francesca Messinese

Francesca Messinese

Lady at the Opera
Inger Lise Middelthon

Inger Lise Middelthon

German Auxiliary
Andrea Nardi

Andrea Nardi

Upholsterer
Günther Pfanzelter

Günther Pfanzelter

German Soldier
Cristiana Porchiella

Cristiana Porchiella

Spinster Teacher
Gina Rovere

Gina Rovere

Dora's Maid
Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

Laura Susanne Ruedeberg

German Auxilliary
Massimo Salvianti

Massimo Salvianti

Policeman in Stationery Shop
Richard Sammel

Richard Sammel

German Lieutenant at Station
James Schindler

James Schindler

Solid German
Andrea Tidona

Andrea Tidona

Grand Hotel Doorman
Dirk van den Berg

Dirk van den Berg

German Soldier
Giovanna Villa

Giovanna Villa

Common Secretary
Omero Antonutti

Omero Antonutti

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Adelaide Alaïs

Adelaide Alaïs

German Auxilliary (uncredited)
Daniela Fedtke

Daniela Fedtke

German Auxiliary (uncredited)

Release date

20th Dec 1997

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Italiano, Deutsch, Český