Life Is Beautiful
“An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.”
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.
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Studio
Mario e Vittorio Cecchi Gori - C.E.I.A.D.
Language
it
Status
Released
How Life Is Beautiful performed
Budget
$20.0M
Worldwide Gross
$230.1M
Gross Profit
$210.1M
Return
11.5× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$33M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~45/55, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (32% of the domestic run, typical for Comedy) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Guido
Roberto Benigni
Guido
Dora
Nicoletta Braschi
Dora
Giosué
Giorgio Cantarini
Giosué
Zio
Giustino Durano
Zio
Ferruccio
Sergio Bini Bustric
Ferruccio
Dora's Mother
Marisa Paredes
Dora's Mother
Doctor Lessing
Horst Buchholz
Doctor Lessing
Mrs. Guicciardini
Lidia Alfonsi
Mrs. Guicciardini
School Principal
Giuliana Lojodice
School Principal
Rodolfo
Amerigo Fontani
Rodolfo
Bartolomeo
Pietro De Silva
Bartolomeo
Vittorino
Francesco Guzzo
Vittorino
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