La vita è bella

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Roberto Benigni

Writing Credits

Vincenzo Cerami
(story by) &
Roberto Benigni
(story by)
Vincenzo Cerami
(screenplay by) &
Roberto Benigni
(screenplay by)

Cast

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
Lidia Alfonsi
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
Robert Camero
Soldato tedesco fucilazione
Ennio Consalvi
Generale Graziosi
Giancarlo Cosentino
Cameriere Ernesto
Aaron Craig
Carrista USA
Alfiero Falomi
Re
Daniela Fedke
Ausiliaria tedesca
Antonio Fommei
Bidello scuola
Stefano Frangipani
Giocatore
Ernst Frowein Holger
Sergente tedesco
Alessandra Grassi
Maestra
Hannes Hellmann
Caporale tedesco
Wolfgang Hillinger
Maggiore tedesco festa
Margarita Lucia Krauss
Soldatessa cena bambini
Patrizia Lazzarini
1ª Signora Grand Hotel
Maria Letizia
2ª Signora Grand Hotel
Concetta Lombardo
Gigliola
Maria Rita Macellari
Regina
Carlotta Mangione
Eleonora
Franco Mescolini
Ispettore Pubblica Istruzione
Francesca Messinese
Signora Opera
Angel Alise Middelthon
Ausiliaria tedesca
Andrea Nardi
Tappezziere
Günther Pfanzelter
Soldato tedesco
Cristiana Porchiella
Maestra zitella
Antonio Prester
Bruno
Gina Rovere
Governante Dora
Laura Susanne Ruedeberg
Ausiliaria tedesca
Massimo Salvianti
Poliziotto cartolibreria
Richard Sammel
Ufficiale stanzioncina
James Schindler
Tedesco fisso
Andrea Tidona
Portiere Grand Hotel
Dirk K. van den Berg
Soldato tedesco
Giovanna Villa
Segretaria Comune
James Falzone
Joshua
Omero Antonutti
Narrator
Roberta Bobbi
Minor Role
Davide Borella
Minor Role
Andrea Scanzi
Soldato tedesco
Nikky Smedley
Minor Role

Produced by

Gianluigi Braschi
producer
Mario Cotone
line producer
John M. Davis
producer (English language version)
Elda Ferri
producer
Agnès Mentre
executive producer (english dubbed version) (as Agnes Mentre)
John Rogers
executive producer (english dubbed version) (as John S. Rogers Jr.)

Music by

Nicola Piovani
(music by)

Cinematography by

Tonino Delli Colli
director of photography

Editing by

Simona Paggi
film editor

Casting By

Shaila Rubin

Production Design by

Danilo Donati
(production design)

Art Direction by

Danilo Donati
(art direction)

Costume Design by

Danilo Donati
(costumes)

Makeup Department

Giusy Bovino
lead hair stylist
Martina Cossu
makeup artist
Walter Cossu
lead makeup artist
Maria Pia Crapanzano
hair stylist
Enrico Iacoponi
lead makeup artist
Federico Laurenti
makeup artist
Fabio Lucchetti
hair stylist

Production Management

Tullio Lullo
production manager
Naldo Nibbi
unit manager
John Rogers
post-production supervisor: New York (as John S. Rogers Jr.)
Pietro Sassaroli
production manager
Olivia Sleiter
unit manager
Attilio Viti
production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gianni Arduini
assistant director
Daniele Cama
assistant: to Mr. Benigni
Dan Edelstein
additional director: English dubbed version
Giovanni Marino
assistant: to Mr. Benigni (as Nanni Marino)
Nanni Marino
first assistant director (uncredited)
Luigi Spoletini
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Emanuela Alteri
decorative painter
Rodolfo Calascibetta
carpenter
Rosario Calascibetta
props
Paolo Cameli
scenic artist
Alberto Ciolfi
decorative painter
Vito Consoli
scenic artist
Maurizio di Clemente
draftsman (as Mauriziio Di Clemente)
Edoardo Di Iorio
second assistant art director
Ivano Gatti
scenic artist
Roberto Magagnini
property master
Carlo Maggi
head plasterer / lead stucco artist
Paola Mugnai
decorative painter
Sabina Palermo
props management: Intesa
Maurizio Sabatini
first assistant art director
Romolo Severi
decorative painter
Marcello Turco
scenic artist
Luigi Urbani
set dresser
Fernando Valento
construction foreman
Luca Ferretti
assistant property master (uncredited)
Stephen Andrew Schwartz
props (uncredited)
Francesco Valento
carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

Fernando Ascani
assistant engineer: English dubbed version
Benni Atria
sound editor
Michael Barry
re-recording mixer: English dubbed version
Fernando Caso
sound effects editor
Louis Cerborino
sound editorial staff: New York (as Lou Cerborino)
Claudio Chiossi
sound mixer
Aldo Ciorba
foley artist
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas
adr editor: English dubbed version (as Pam De Metruis)
Marco di Vittorio
adr engineer (as Marco Di Vittorio)
Alberto Doni
sound mixer
Gerald Donlan
adr editor: English dubbed version / sound editorial staff: New York
Steve Earnhart
foley editor: English dubbed version (as Stephen Earnhart)
Dan Edelstein
sound editorial staff: New York / supervising adr editor
Tom Fleischman
re-recording mixer: English dubbed version
Alvaro Gramigna
foley artist
Andrea Gramigna
sound effects editor
Jesse Hammer
recording engineer: English dubbed version
Bill Higley
recording engineer: English dubbed version
Bobby Johanson
recording engineer: English dubbed version
Richard Q. King
sound effects editor: English dubbed version (as Richard King)
Dan Korintus
adr editor: English dubbed version
Steve Kramer
dubbing adaptation: English dubbed version
Ettore Mancini
boom
James Marchione
assistant engineer: English dubbed version (as Jim Marchione)
Silvia Moraes
sound editor
Tullio Morganti
production sound mixer
Branka Mrkic
adr editor: English dubbed version
Angela Organ
assistant editor: English dubbed version
Harry Peck Bolles
adr editor: English dubbed version (as Harry Bolles)
Jacob Ribicoff
adr editor: English dubbed version
Federico Savina
consultant: Dolby
Arthur Schlenger
assistant editor: English dubbed version
Steve Schwartz
assistant editor: English dubbed version / sound editorial staff: New York (as Stephen Schwartz)
Damon Skinner
sound editorial staff: New York
Charlotte Stobbs
sound editorial staff: New York
Larry Hopkins
layback sound mixer (uncredited)
Marco Lazzaro
boom operator (uncredited)
Marco Mauti
protools consultant (uncredited)
Alessandro Pambianco
assistant sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Kenneth Cassar
special effects technician (uncredited)
Giovanni Corridori
special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

Roberto Dell'Acqua
stunt double: Roberto Benigni
Mauro Balmas
stunts (uncredited)
Katia Crispino
stunt double: Nicoletta Braschi (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Roberto Bagalá
grip (as Roberto Bagola)
Salvatore Bognanni
assistant camera
Roberto Brega
camera operator
Aldo Colanzi
key grip
Marco Contaldo
electrician
Francesco Cotone
assistant grip
Roberto Cuccoli
electrician
Marco Cuzzupoli
assistant camera
Umberto Dessena
grip
Claudio Frollano
electrician
Sergio Gabrielli
grip
Aldo Galigani
electrician
Maurizio Galli
assistant grip
Simone Lucchetti
electrician
Adolfo Onorati
generator operator
Marco Santarelli
grip
Fabrizio Spadoni
grip
Sergio Strizzi
still photographer
Giovanni Tancredi
electrician
Massimo Tanfani
assistant grip
Marco Verginelli
grip
Carlo Vinciguerra
gaffer
Massimiliano Sardini
electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Mark Bennett
casting director: English dubbed version
Savannah Haske
casting associate (English dubbed version)
Christina Rosati
additional casting (English dubbed version)
Vania Arcangeli
additional cast (uncredited)
David H. Kramer
adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Gaelle Allen
stylist
Angela Anzimani
wardrobe assistant
Giovanna Anzimani
wardrobe assistant
Alma Barbieri
workshop tailor
Giampiero Grassi
workshop tailor
Metka Kosak
assistant costume designer (as Metka Koschak)
Simona Mattei
wardrobe assistant
Raoul Settimelli
assistant costume designer
Alessandra Torella
assistant costume designer
Emanuele Zito
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Benni Atria
assistant editor: avid
Maddalena Colombo
assistant editor: avid
Pasquale Cuzzupoli
color timer
Giorgia Onofri
post-production secretary
Irma Misantoni
second assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department

Damiano Antinori
assistant music mixer
Pasquale Filastò
music assistant: Ars Nova
Giuseppe Gabetti
composer: "Marcia Reale" (as G. Gabetti)
Angelo Giovagnoli
music coordinator
Pierluigi Pietroniro
musician: violin
Nicola Piovani
conductor / music arranger / orchestrator
Fabio Venturi
music mixer / music recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Raffaele Bello
production driver
Valerio Berlini
production driver
Spartaco Calanchini
production driver
Stefano Ceppi
production driver
Abel Fasano
production driver
Claudio Pitotti
production driver
Massimo Rossi
production driver
Balilla Santoro
production driver
Giovanni Scuro
production driver
Giuseppe Serra
production driver
Sergio Verdecchia
production driver

Additional Crew

Marco Albertini
production coordinator
Ettore Balducci
stills laboratory
Roberto Benigni
presents
Carles Berot
marketing and creative services
Ilaria Borrelli
director: Joshua (English dubbed version)
Michele Brown
assistant to executive producer (English dubbed version)
Cristiana Caimmi
unit publicist
Mario Cecchi Gori
presents: English dubbed version
Vittorio Cecchi Gori
presents: English dubbed version
Giuseppe Ceci
caterer
Giulio Cestari
business consultant: Melampo Cin.ca
Piera Cimino
workshop tailor
Valentina Cotone
assistant production coordinator
Katia Crispino
stand-in: Mr. Braschi
Roberto Dell'Acqua
stand-in: Mr. Benigni
Elisa di Serio
workshop tailor (as Elisa Di Serio)
Franco Fantini
production auditor
Mary Filippone
bookkeeper (as Maria Vittoria Filipponi)
Luigi Gatto
dyer
Marina Grappelli
accountant
Mark R. Lindsay
sales representative (as Mark Lindsay)
Leda Lojodice
choreographer
Irene Macri
workshop tailor
Maurizio Maggi
bulbs and gels: International Set Lighting
Lilene Mansell
dialect coach: Jonathan Nichols, English dubbed version
Giovanna Montevecchi
workshop tailor
Ettore Musco
production coordinator
Attilio Pettirossi
caterer
Marcello Pezzetti
historical advisor: Center for Documentation of Contemporary Judaism, Milano
Mandella Quilici
assistant production coordinator
Emanuela Riganelli
assistant coordinator
Nicoletta Rossana
dyer
Fabiano Rubeo
bookkeeper
Giulia Saccucci
accountant
Antonio Smiraglia
caterer
Enrico Sollazzo
assistant production coordinator
Luigi Spoletini
assistant: Mr. Benigni
Jeff Tahler
assistant to executive producer (English dubbed version) (as Jeffrey Tahler)
Vittorio Torrieri
workshop tailor
Giorgio Vecchi
crane operator
Carles Berot
dubbing supervisor (uncredited)
Daniele Cama
assistant: Mr. Benigni (uncredited)
Rod Dean
adaptation: English version (uncredited)
Amy Israel
studio executive (uncredited)
Gianluca Lazzaroni
assistant production office manager (uncredited)
Giovanni Marino
assistant: Mr. Benigni (uncredited)
Paila Pavese
voice dubbing: Marisa Paredes (uncredited)
Jay Sheveck
premiere and release (uncredited)

Thanks

Stefano Bartezzaghi
special thanks to
Rossella Belli
the producers wish to thank: La Soc. Fedora
Maurizio Benvenuti
the producers wish to thank: La Soc. Fedora
Sonia Berrettini
the producers wish to thank: La Soc. Fedora
Claudio Burlando
the producers wish to thank: Minister of Transportation
Franco Casaglieri
thanks
Demofilo Fidani
special thanks to: Auschwitz survivor (as Nedo Fidano)
Mariangela Gualtieri
special thanks to
John Hadity
special thanks: English dubbed version
L. Picciotto Fargion
special thanks to: Auschwitz survivor (as Liliana Picciotto Fargion)
Marco Pisini
thanks
Valerio Veltroni
thanks
Schlomo Venezia
special thanks: Auschwitz survivor
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