An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.
8.448
116 min
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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Roberto Benigni | Guido | Unowned |
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Nicoletta Braschi | Dora | Unowned |
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Giorgio Cantarini | Giosué | Unowned |
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Giustino Durano | Zio | Unowned |
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Sergio Bini Bustric | Ferruccio | Unowned |
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Marisa Paredes | Dora's Mother | Unowned |
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Horst Buchholz | Doctor Lessing | Unowned |
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Lidia Alfonsi | Mrs. Guicciardini | Unowned |
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Giuliana Lojodice | School Principal | Unowned |
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Amerigo Fontani | Rodolfo | Unowned |
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Pietro De Silva | Bartolomeo | Unowned |
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Francesco Guzzo | Vittorino | Unowned |
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Raffaella Lebboroni | Elena | Unowned |
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Claudio Alfonsi | Rodolfo's Friend | Unowned |
Gil Baroni | Prefect | Unowned | |
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Massimo Bianchi | Man with Key | Unowned |
Jürgen Bohn | German Party Attendant | Unowned | |
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Verena Buratti | German Auxilliary | Unowned |
Robert Camero | German Executioner | Unowned | |
Ennio Consalvi | General Graziosi | Unowned | |
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Giancarlo Cosentino | Waiter Ernesto | Unowned |
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Aaron Craig | US Tank Driver | Unowned |
Alfiero Falomi | King | Unowned | |
Daniela Fedke | German Auxiliary | Unowned | |
Antonio Fommei | School Janitor | Unowned | |
Stefano Frangipani | Card Player | Unowned | |
Ernst Frowein Holger | German Sergeant | Unowned | |
Alessandra Grassi | Teacher | Unowned | |
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Hannes Hellmann | German Corporal | Unowned |
Wolfgang Hillinger | German Major at Party | Unowned | |
Margarita Lucia Krauss | Female Soldier at Children's Dinner | Unowned | |
Patrizia Lazzarini | 1st Lady at the Grand Hotel | Unowned | |
Maria Letizia | 2nd Lady at the Grand Hotel | Unowned | |
Concetta Lombardo | Gigliola | Unowned | |
Maria Rita Macellari | Regina | Unowned | |
Carlotta Mangione | Eleonora | Unowned | |
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Franco Mescolini | Public Education Inspector | Unowned |
Francesca Messinese | Lady at the Opera | Unowned | |
Inger Lise Middelthon | German Auxiliary | Unowned | |
Andrea Nardi | Upholsterer | Unowned | |
Günther Pfanzelter | German Soldier | Unowned | |
Cristiana Porchiella | Spinster Teacher | Unowned | |
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Antonio Prester | Bruno | Unowned |
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Gina Rovere | Dora's Maid | Unowned |
Laura Susanne Ruedeberg | German Auxilliary | Unowned | |
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Massimo Salvianti | Policeman in Stationery Shop | Unowned |
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Richard Sammel | German Lieutenant at Station | Unowned |
James Schindler | Solid German | Unowned | |
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Andrea Tidona | Grand Hotel Doorman | Unowned |
Dirk van den Berg | German Soldier | Unowned | |
Giovanna Villa | Common Secretary | Unowned | |
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Omero Antonutti | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Adelaide Alaïs | German Auxilliary (uncredited) | Unowned |
Daniela Fedtke | German Auxiliary (uncredited) | Unowned |