Cast and crew
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
53 cast and 53 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast53
Roberto BenigniGuido
Nicoletta BraschiDora
Giorgio CantariniGiosué
Giustino DuranoZio
Sergio Bini BustricFerruccio
Marisa ParedesDora's Mother
Horst BuchholzDoctor Lessing
Lydia AlfonsiMrs. Guicciardini
Giuliana LojodiceSchool Principal
Amerigo FontaniRodolfo
Pietro De SilvaBartolomeo
Francesco GuzzoVittorino
Raffaella LebboroniElena- Claudio AlfonsiRodolfo's Friend
- Gil BaroniPrefect
- Massimo BianchiMan with Key
- Jürgen BohnGerman Party Attendant
- Verena BurattiGerman Auxilliary
- Robert CameroGerman Executioner
- Ennio ConsalviGeneral Graziosi
- Giancarlo CosentinoWaiter Ernesto
- Aaron CraigUS Tank Driver
- Alfiero FalomiKing
- Daniela FedkeGerman Auxiliary
- Antonio FommeiSchool Janitor
- Stefano FrangipaniCard Player
- Ernst Frowein HolgerGerman Sergeant
- Alessandra GrassiTeacher
- Hannes HellmannGerman Corporal
- Wolfgang HillingerGerman Major at Party
- Margarita Lucia KraussFemale Soldier at Children's Dinner
- Patrizia Lazzarini1st Lady at the Grand Hotel
- Maria Letizia2nd Lady at the Grand Hotel
- Concetta LombardoGigliola
- Maria Rita MacellariRegina
- Carlotta MangioneEleonora
- Franco MescoliniPublic Education Inspector
- Francesca MessineseLady at the Opera
- Inger Lise MiddelthonGerman Auxiliary
- Andrea NardiUpholsterer
- Günther PfanzelterGerman Soldier
- Cristiana PorchiellaSpinster Teacher
- Antonio PresterBruno
- Gina RovereDora's Maid
- Laura Susanne RuedebergGerman Auxilliary
- Massimo SalviantiPoliceman in Stationery Shop
Richard SammelGerman Lieutenant at Station- James SchindlerSolid German
Andrea TidonaGrand Hotel Doorman- Dirk van den BergGerman Soldier
- Giovanna VillaCommon Secretary
Omero AntonuttiNarrator (voice) (uncredited)- Adelaide AlaïsGerman Auxilliary (uncredited)
Crew53
Directing
- Roberto BenigniDirector
- Giovanni MarinoSecond Assistant Director
- Giorgia OnofriScript Supervisor
- Daniele CamaSecond Assistant Director
- Luigi SpoletiniSecond Assistant Director
- Gianni ArduiniFirst Assistant Director
Writing
- Roberto BenigniScreenplay, Story
- Vincenzo CeramiScreenplay, Story
Production
- Gianluigi BraschiProducer
- Elda FerriProducer
- Mario CotoneExecutive Producer
- Franco FantiniAdministration
- Nando NibbiUnit Manager
- Marco AlbertiniProduction Secretary
- Shaila RubinCasting
- Ettore MuscoProduction Secretary
- Pietro SassaroliProduction Manager
- Olivia SleiterUnit Manager
- Tullio LulloProduction Manager
- Attilio VitiProduction Manager
Camera
- Tonino Delli ColliDirector of Photography
- Roberto BregaCamera Operator
- Aldo ColanziKey Grip
- Sergio StrizziStill Photographer
- Marco CuzzupoliAssistant Camera
- Salvatore BognanniAssistant Camera
Editing
- Simona PaggiEditor
- Maddalena ColomboAssistant Editor
- Benni AtriaAssistant Editor
- Pasquale CuzzupoliColorist
Sound and music
- Nicola PiovaniOriginal Music Composer
- Silvia MoraesSound Editor
- Tullio MorgantiSound
- Benni AtriaSound Editor
- Ettore ManciniBoom Operator
- Alberto DoniSound Mixer
- Claudio ChiossiSound Mixer
Art
- Danilo DonatiProduction Design
- Maurizio SabatiniAssistant Production Design
- Roberto MagagniniProperty Master
- Luigi UrbaniSet Decoration
- Edoardo Di IorioAssistant Production Design
Costume and make-up
- Danilo DonatiCostume Design
- Giusy BovinoHair Department Head
- Federico LaurentiMakeup Artist
- Maria Pia CrapanzanoHairstylist
- Enrico IacoponiMakeup Department Head
- Walter CossuMakeup Department Head
- Fabio LucchettiHairstylist
- Martina CossuMakeup Artist
Lighting
- Carlo VinciguerraGaffer
Crew
- Giovanni CorridoriSpecial Effects
- Leda LojodiceChoreographer