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A gentle Jewish-Italian waiter, Guido Orefice (Roberto Benigni), meets Dora (Nicoletta Braschi), a pretty schoolteacher, and wins her over with his charm and humor. Eventually they marry and have a son, Giosue (Giorgio Cantarini). Their happiness is abruptly halted, however, when Guido and Giosue are separated from Dora and taken to a concentration camp. Determined to shelter his son from the horrors of his surroundings, Guido convinces Giosue that their time in the camp is merely a game.
Original Release
12/20/1997
US Release
10/23/1998
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Roberto Benigni | Guido |
| Nicoletta Braschi | Dora |
| Giorgio Cantarini | Giosué |
| Giustino Durano | Zio |
| Sergio Bini Bustric | Ferruccio |
| Marisa Paredes | Madre di Dora |
| Horst Buchholz | Dottor Lessing / Dottore Lessing |
| Lidia Alfonsi | Guicciardini / Signora Guicciardini |
| Giuliana Lojodice | Direttrice Didattica |
| Amerigo Fontani | Rodolfo |
Directors
Writers
Roberto Benigni, Vincenzo Cerami
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Roberto Benigni | Guido |
| Nicoletta Braschi | Dora |
| Giorgio Cantarini | Giosué |
| Giustino Durano | Zio |
| Sergio Bini Bustric | Ferruccio |
| Marisa Paredes | Madre di Dora |
| Horst Buchholz | Dottor Lessing / Dottore Lessing |
| Lidia Alfonsi | Guicciardini / Signora Guicciardini |
| Giuliana Lojodice | Direttrice Didattica |
| Amerigo Fontani | Rodolfo |
| Pietro de Silva | Bartolomeo |
| Francesco Guzzo | Vittorino |
| Raffaella Lebboroni | Elena |
| Claudio Alfonsi | Amico Rodolfo |
| Gil Baroni | Prefetto |
| Massimo Bianchi | Uomo della chiave |
| Jürgen Bohn | Attendente tedesco festa |
| Verena Buratti | Ausiliaria tedesca / German Auxilliary |
| Robert Camero | Soldato tedesco fucilazione |
| Ennio Consalvi | Generale Graziosi |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mario Cotone | Executive Producer |
| Agnès Mentre | Executive Producer |
| John Rogers | Executive Producer |
| Gianluigi Braschi | Producer |
| John M. Davis | Producer |
| Elda Ferri | Producer |
| Mario Cotone | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Picture | Nominated |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Won |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Won |
| 1999 | Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film | Won |
