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Life Is Beautiful(1997)
Released
1997 · FILM

Life Is Beautiful

An inventive Jewish father uses humor and imagination to shield his young son from the horrors of a WWII concentration camp, turning their grim reality into a hopeful game before tragedy looms.

“An unforgettable fable that proves love, family and imagination conquer all.”

Directed by
Roberto Benigni, Gianni Arduini
Written by
Vincenzo Cerami, Roberto Benigni
Rated
MPA · PG-13
Runtime
116 min
Language
IT
ComedyDramaRomance

Synopsis

A touching story follows an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in a self-created, whimsical world. His imaginative and joyful life is suddenly disrupted when his entire family is deported to a concentration camp during World War II. While imprisoned, he attempts to reassure his son by making him believe the situation is merely a game.

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The scale of the collaboration

A crew of 282+ credited

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Edited by Simona PaggiShot by Tonino Delli ColliScored by Nicola PiovaniDesigned by Danilo DonatiSound by Michael BarryCostumes by Metka Kosak

Box Office

1997 · Box office

💰 Box-office hit — grossed 12× its budget

Why 2.5×?

Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).

Worldwide gross

$230.1M

Budget$20.0M
Worldwide gross$230.1M
break-even (2.5×)

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Versions & cuts

  • Italian Version· 124 min

Also known as

  • Das Leben ist schönde
  • Life Is Beautifulen
  • La vida es bellaes
  • La vie est bellefr
Release dates around the world3 countries · show
  • ItalyDec 20, 1997
  • FranceMay 1, 1998
  • CanadaSep 3, 1998

Production & Distribution

Production companies
Melampo CinematograficaCecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica

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