Life Is Beautiful
La vita è bella
Synopsis
Antonio is a retired aviator in an unnamed country ruled by a military junta which violently suppresses any free thought. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship. He is arrested but escapes with his love. The code word among the resisters is: ‘Life is Beautiful’.
Top Cast
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Giancarlo Giannini
Antonio Murillo
Ornella Muti
Maria
Otar Koberidze
Alvarado
Regimantas Adomaitis
Perez
Juozas Budraitis
Gomes
Enzo Fiermonte
Zhozo
Stefano Madia
Pako
Yevgeni Lebedev
Rostao
Stanislav Chekan
Feliks Yavorsky
Pastor
Nikolay Dupak
Komissar
Andrei Daniluk
Irina Ditts
Waitress
Vladimir Druzhnikov
(voice)
Valentin Kulik
Prisoner
Eduardas Kunavičius
Kordoso
Gerasim Lisitsyan
Mikhail Remizov
Osario
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Grigoriy Chukhray
- Screenplay & Story
- Augusto Caminito, Grigoriy Chukhray, Gianfranco Clerici, Giovanni Fago
- Original Score
- Armando Trovajoli
- Original Title
- La vita è bella
- Country of Origin
- Italy, Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Italian
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Production Studios
- Quattro Favalli Cinematografica, Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Grigoriy Chukhray
Augusto Caminito, Grigoriy Chukhray, Gianfranco Clerici, Giovanni Fago
Armando Trovajoli
Mikhail Bits, Luigi Kuveiller
Mario Morra
Karlen Agadzhanov, Giancarlo Marchetti, Lionello Santi
Department Leadership Roster
Grigoriy Chukhray
Director
Lionello Santi
Producer
Mikhail Bits
Director of Photography
Luigi Kuveiller
Director of Photography
Mario Morra
Editor
Giantito Burchiellaro
Production Design
Sergey Voronkov
Production Design
Wayne A. Finkelman
Costume Design
Armando Trovajoli
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Life Is Beautiful
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Life Is Beautiful about?
Antonio is a retired aviator in an unnamed country ruled by a military junta which violently suppresses any free thought. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship. He is arrested but escapes with his love. The code word among the resisters is: ‘Life is Beautiful’.
Who directed Life Is Beautiful?
Life Is Beautiful was directed by Grigoriy Chukhray.
Who stars in Life Is Beautiful?
The principal cast of Life Is Beautiful includes Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Otar Koberidze, Regimantas Adomaitis, Juozas Budraitis.
When was Life Is Beautiful released and how long is it?
Life Is Beautiful was released in 1979 with a total runtime of 1h 41m.
Who composed the musical score for Life Is Beautiful?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Life Is Beautiful was composed by Armando Trovajoli.