Жизнь прекрасна (La vita è bella)

Directed by 

Roberto Benigni Writing Credits 

Vincenzo Cerami ... (story and screenplay) &

Roberto Benigni ... (story and screenplay)

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 Cinematography by 

Tonino Delli Colli ... director of photography Film Editing by 

Simona Paggi Casting By 

Shaila Rubin Production Design by 

Danilo Donati Set Decoration by 

Luigi Urbani Costume Design by 

Danilo Donati Makeup Department 

Giusy Bovino ... key hair stylist

Martina Cossu ... makeup artist

Walter Cossu ... key makeup artist

Maria Pia Crapanzano ... hair stylist

Enrico Iacoponi ... key makeup artist

Federico Laurenti ... makeup artist

Fabio Lucchetti ... hair stylist Production Management 

Tullio Lullo ... production manager

John Rogers ... post-production supervisor: New York (as John S. Rogers Jr.)

Pietro Sassaroli ... production manager

Attilio Viti ... production manager Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Gianni Arduini ... assistant director

Daniele Cama ... assistant director

Dan Edelstein ... additional director: English dubbed version

Giovanni Marino ... second assistant director (as Nanni Marino)

Luigi Spoletini ... second assistant director (uncredited) Art Department 

Emanuela Alteri ... decorative painter

Rosario Calascibetta ... props

Paolo Cameli ... set painter

Alberto Ciolfi ... decorative painter

Vito Consoli ... set painter

Maurizio di Clemente ... set designer (as Mauriziio Di Clemente)

Edoardo Di Iorio ... second assistant production designer

Ivano Gatti ... set painter

Roberto Magagnini ... property master

Carlo Maggi ... construction head / head plasterer

Paola Mugnai ... decorative painter

Sabina Palermo ... props management: Intesa

Maurizio Sabatini ... first assistant production designer

Romolo Severi ... decorative painter

Marcello Turco ... set painter

Fernando Valento ... construction manager

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 ... assistant editor: Avid / sound editor

Michael Barry ... re-recording mixer: English dubbed version

Louis Cerborino ... sound editorial staff: New York (as Lou Cerborino)

Claudio Chiossi ... sound mixer

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

Jesse Hammer ... recording engineer: English dubbed version

Bill Higley ... recording engineer: English dubbed version

Bobby Johanson ... recording engineer: English dubbed version

Richard King ... sound effects editor: English dubbed version

Dan Korintus ... adr editor: English dubbed version

Steve Kramer ... dubbing adaptation: English dubbed version

Ettore Mancini ... boom operator

James Marchione ... assistant engineer: English dubbed version (as Jim Marchione)

Silvia Moraes ... sound editor

Tullio Morganti ... sound recordist

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

Marco Lazzaro ... boom operator (uncredited)

Alessandro Pambianco ... assistant sound (uncredited) Special Effects by 

Kenneth Cassar ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Giovanni Corridori ... special effects (uncredited) Camera and Electrical Department 

Robert Bagala ... 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 Casting Department 

Mark Bennett ... casting director: English dubbed version

Savannah Haske ... casting associate (English dubbed version)

Christina Rosati ... additional casting (English dubbed version)

David H. Kramer ... adr voice casting (uncredited) Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Gaelle Allen ... costumer

Angela Anzimani ... seamstress

Giovanna Anzimani ... seamstress

Alma Barbieri ... workshop tailor

Giampiero Grassi ... workshop tailor

Metka Kosak ... assistant costume designer (as Metka Koschak)

Simona Mattei ... seamstress

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 ... assistant editor

Irma Misantoni ... second assistant editor (uncredited) Music Department 

Damiano Antinori ... assistant music mixer

Pasquale Filastò ... music assistant: Ars Nova

Giuseppe Gabetti ... composer: "Marcia Reale"

Angelo Giovagnoli ... music coordinator

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 Other crew 

Marco Albertini ... assistant production secretary

Ettore Balducci ... stills laboratory

Roberto Benigni ... presenter

Ilaria Borrelli ... director: Joshua (English dubbed version)

Michele Brown ... assistant to executive producer (English dubbed version)

Cristiana Caimmi ... unit publicist

Mario Cecchi Gori ... presenter: English dubbed version

Vittorio Cecchi Gori ... presenter: English dubbed version

Giuseppe Ceci ... caterer

Giulio Cestari ... business consultant: Melampo Cin.ca

Piera Cimino ... workshop tailor

Valentina Cotone ... assistant production secretary

Katia Crispino ... stand-in: Mr. Braschi

Roberto Dell'Acqua ... stand-in: Mr. Benigni

Elisa di Serio ... workshop tailor (as Elisa Di Serio)

Franco Fantini ... head administrator

Maria Vittoria Filipponi ... cashier

Luigi Gatto ... dyer

Marina Grappelli ... administrator

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 ... assistant production secretary

Nando Nibbi ... production assistant

Attilio Pettirossi ... caterer

Marcello Pezzetti ... historical advisor: Center for Documentation of Contemporary Judaism, Milano

Mandella Quilici ... production secretary

Emanuela Riganelli ... production secretary

Nicoletta Rossana ... dyer

Fabiano Rubeo ... cashier

Giulia Saccucci ... administrator

Olivia Sleiter ... production assistant

Antonio Smiraglia ... caterer

Enrico Sollazzo ... production secretary

Luigi Spoletini ... assistant: Mr. Benigni

Jeffrey Tahler ... assistant to executive producer (English dubbed version)

Vittorio Torrieri ... workshop tailor

Giorgio Vecchi ... groupman

Daniele Cama ... assistant: Mr. Benigni (uncredited)

Rod Dean ... adaptation: English version (uncredited)

Gianluca Lazzaroni ... assistant production office manager (uncredited)

Giovanni Marino ... assistant: Mr. Benigni (uncredited)

Paila Pavese ... voice dubbing: Marisa Paredes (uncredited) Thanks 

Stefano Bartezzaghi ... special thanks

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: Auschwitz survivor (as Nedo Fidano)

Mariangela Gualtieri ... special thanks

John Hadity ... special thanks: English dubbed version

L. Picciotto Fargion ... special thanks: Auschwitz survivor (as Liliana Picciotto Fargion)

Marco Pisini ... thanks

Valerio Veltroni ... thanks

Schlomo Venezia ... special thanks: Auschwitz survivor