Details
| Regisseur: | Roberto Benigni |
| Script: | Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni |
| Producent: | Gianluigi Braschi, Mario Cotone, John M. Davis, Elda Ferri, Agnès Mentre, John Rogers |
| Theater Verschijning: | 1997 |
| Waardering: | PG-13 |
| Studio: | Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Duur: | 116 |
| Prijzen: | Won 3 Oscars. Another 60 wins & 31 nominations |
| Talen: | Italian, German, English |
| Geluid: | Dolby Digital |
| Aspectverhouding: | 1.85 : 1 |
Samenvatting
Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog wordt een Italiaanse man met zijn vrouw en zoontje afgevoerd naar een Duits werkkamp. Om het kind het vooruitzicht van een zekere dood te besparen, stelt hij de reis voor als een spel, waarin je prijzen kunt winnen. De man gelooft er heilig in dat hij de geestelijke gezondheid van zijn zoontje kan redden en gaat vastbesloten door met toneelspelen, zelfs wanneer ze in het kamp zijn aangekomen en keihard moeten werken.Credits
| Roberto Benigni | ... | Guido |
| Nicoletta Braschi | ... | Dora |
| Giorgio Cantarini | ... | Joshua |
| Giustino Durano | ... | Uncle Eliseo |
| Sergio Bini Bustric | ... | Ferruccio (as Sergio Bustric) |
| Marisa Paredes | ... | Dora's Mother |
| Horst Buchholz | ... | Doctor Lessing (as Horst Bucholz) |
| Giuliana Lojodice | ... | School Principal |
| Amerigo Fontani | ... | Rodolfo |
| Pietro De Silva | ... | Bartolomeo |
| Francesco Guzzo | ... | Vittorino |
| Raffaella Lebboroni | ... | Elena |
| Claudio Alfonsi | ... | Rodolfo's Friend |
| Gil Baroni | ... | Prefect |
| Massimo Bianchi | ... | Man with Key |
| Jürgen Bohn | ... | German Orderly at Party (as Jurgen Bohn) |
| Verena Buratti | ... | German Auxilliary |
| Robert Camero | ... | German Executioner |
| Ennio Consalvi | ... | General Graziosi |
| Giancarlo Cosentino | ... | Waiter Ernesto |
| Aaron Craig | ... | U.S. Tank Soldier |
| Alfiero Falomi | ... | King |
| Daniela Fedke | ... | German Auxilliary |
| Antonio Fommei | ... | School Janitor |
| Stefano Frangipani | ... | Card Player |
| Ernst Frowein Holger | ... | German Sergeant |
| Alessandra Grassi | ... | Teacher |
| Hannes Hellmann | ... | German Corporal (as Hannes Helmann) |
| Wolfgang Hillinger | ... | German Major at Party |
| Margarita Lucia Krauss | ... | Female Soldier at Children's Dinner |
| Patrizia Lazzarini | ... | Woman #1 at Grand Hotel |
| Maria Letizia | ... | Woman #2 at Grand Hotel |
| Concetta Lombardo | ... | Gigliola |
| Maria Rita Macellari | ... | Queen |
| Carlotta Mangione | ... | Eleonora |
| Franco Mescolini | ... | School Inspector |
| Francesca Messinese | ... | Woman at the Opera |
| Inger Lise Middelthon | ... | German Auxilliary |
| Andrea Nardi | ... | Unpholsterer |
| Günther Pfanzelter | ... | German Soldier (as Gunther Pfanzelter) |
| Cristiana Porchiella | ... | Old Maid Teacher |
| Antonio Prester | ... | Bruno (as Nino Prester) |
| Gina Rovere | ... | Dora's Maid |
| Laura Susanne Ruedeberg | ... | German Auxilliary (as Laura Ruedeberg) |
| Massimo Salvianti | ... | Book Store Polceman |
| Richard Sammel | ... | German Lieutenant at Station |
| James Schindler | ... | German Guard |
| Andrea Tidona | ... | Grand Hotel Doorman |
| Dirk K. van den Berg | ... | German Soldier (as Dirk Karsten Van Den Berg) |
| Giovanna Villa | ... | City Hall Secretary |
| Lidia Alfonsi | ... | Guicciardini |
| Nicola Piovani | ... | Composer |