

Life Is Beautiful
"Bongiorno Principessa!"
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$20.0M
$20,000,000
Revenue
$230.1M
$230,098,753
Languages
German
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Studio
Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D.
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Key Crew

Roberto Benigni
Screenplay

Roberto Benigni
Director

Vincenzo Cerami
Screenplay

Roberto Benigni
Story

Vincenzo Cerami
Story
Cast

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
Gil Baroni
Prefect

Massimo Bianchi
Man with Key
Jürgen Bohn
German Party Attendant

Verena Buratti
German Auxilliary
Robert Camero
German Executioner
Ennio Consalvi
General Graziosi