Summary:
In 1930s Italy, a carefree Jewish book keeper named Guido starts a fairy tale life by courting and marrying a lovely woman from a nearby city. Guido and his wife have a son and live happily together until the occupation of Italy by German forces. In an attempt to hold his family together and help his son survive the horrors of a Jewish Concentration Camp, Guido imagines that the Holocaust is a game and that the grand prize for winning is a tank.
| Runtime: | 116 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG-13 for holocaust-related thematic elements. |
| Production: | Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, War |
| Country: | Italy |
| Languages: | English, German, Italian |
| Home Release Date: | Nov 9, 1999 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Roberto Benigni | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Roberto Benigni | Story And Screenplay |
| Vincenzo Cerami | Story And Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Nicoletta Braschi | Dora |
| Roberto Benigni | Guido Orefice |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Amerigo Fontani | Rodolfo |
| Claudio Alfonsi | Amico Rodolfo |
| Francesco Guzzo | Vittorino |
| Gil Baroni | Prefect |
| Giorgio Cantarini | |
| Giuliana Lojodice | School Principal |
| Giustino Durano | Eliseo Orefice |
| Horst Buchholz | Doctor Lessing |
| Lidia Alfonsi | Guicciardini |
| Marisa Paredes | Madre Di Dora |
| Pietro De Silva | Bartolomeo |
| Raffaella Lebboroni | Elena |
| Sergio Bini Bustric | Ferruccio Papini |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Agnès Mentre | Executive Producer |
| Elda Ferri | Producer |
| Gianluigi Braschi | Producer |
| John M. Davis | Producer |
| John Rogers | Executive Producer |
| Mario Cotone | Executive Producer |
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