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Life Is Beautiful (1997) [PG-13]

Release Date:
December 20, 1997

Original Title:
La vita è bella

Alternate Titles:
A Vida é Bela
A Vida é Bela - Emby
Az élet szép
Kaunis elämä
La Vida es Bella
La vida es bella
La vie est belle
La vita è bella
Life Is Beautiful
Life Is Beautiful La vita è bella
Life Is Beautiful_ La vita è bella
Livet er herlig
Livet är underbart
Život je krásny
Život je krásný
Η ζωή είναι ωραία
Живот је леп
Животът е прекрасен
美麗人生
인생은 아름다워

Genres:
Comedy | Drama

Production Companies:
Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D.
Melampo Cinematografica

Production Countries:
Italy

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 12  CA: PG  CZ: U  DE: 6  ES: APTA  FR: U  GB: PG  HU: 12  IE: PG  IT: T  KR: All  MX: B-15  NL: AL  NZ: M  PT: M/12  SE: 11  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 116

An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.

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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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Production

Administration:
Franco Fantini

Assistant Camera:
Salvatore Bognanni
Marco Cuzzupoli

Assistant Editor:
Maddalena Colombo
Benni Atria

Assistant Production Design:
Edoardo Di Iorio
Maurizio Sabatini

Boom Operator:
Ettore Mancini

Camera Operator:
Roberto Brega

Casting:
Shaila Rubin

Choreographer:
Leda Lojodice

Colorist:
Pasquale Cuzzupoli

Costume Design:
Danilo Donati

Director:
Roberto Benigni

Director of Photography:
Tonino Delli Colli

Editor:
Simona Paggi

Executive Producer:
Mario Cotone

First Assistant Director:
Gianni Arduini

Gaffer:
Carlo Vinciguerra

Hair Department Head:
Giusy Bovino

Hairstylist:
Fabio Lucchetti
Maria Pia Crapanzano

Key Grip:
Aldo Colanzi

Makeup Artist:
Federico Laurenti
Martina Cossu

Makeup Department Head:
Walter Cossu
Enrico Iacoponi

Original Music Composer:
Nicola Piovani

Producer:
Gianluigi Braschi
Elda Ferri

Production Design:
Danilo Donati

Production Manager:
Pietro Sassaroli
Tullio Lullo
Attilio Viti

Production Secretary:
Marco Albertini
Ettore Musco

Property Master:
Roberto Magagnini

Screenplay:
Vincenzo Cerami
Roberto Benigni

Script Supervisor:
Giorgia Onofri

Second Assistant Director:
Daniele Cama
Giovanni Marino
Luigi Spoletini

Set Decoration:
Luigi Urbani

Sound:
Tullio Morganti

Sound Editor:
Silvia Moraes
Benni Atria

Sound Mixer:
Alberto Doni
Claudio Chiossi

Special Effects:
Giovanni Corridori

Still Photographer:
Sergio Strizzi

Story:
Vincenzo Cerami
Roberto Benigni

Unit Manager:
Olivia Sleiter
Nando Nibbi

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