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.
Plot Keywords: italy, riddle, loss of loved one, bookshop, self sacrifice, mass murder, concentration camp, fascism, world war ii, love of one's life, deportation, jew persecution, nazi, national socialism, charade, riding a bicycle, story teller, concentration camp prisoner, dying and death
Original Title | La vita è bella |
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Director | Roberto Benigni |
Writers | Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami |
Production Companies | Melampo Cinematografica, Miramax, StudioCanal |
Production Country | Italy |
Spoken Language | English, Český, Deutsch, Italiano |
Top Billed Cast of Life Is Beautiful

Roberto Benigni
Guido Orefice
Nicoletta Braschi
Dora
Giustino Durano
Eliseo Orefice
Lidia Alfonsi
Signora Guicciardini
Horst Buchholz
Dottore Lessing
Pietro De Silva
Bartolomeo
Marisa Paredes
Madre di Dora
Giuliana Lojodice
Direttrice
Francesco Guzzo
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Livet är underbart
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