Life Is Beautiful (1979)
Antonio is a retired aviator in an unnamed country ruled by a military junta which violently suppresses any free thought. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship. He is arrested but escapes with his love. The code word among the resisters is: ‘Life is Beautiful’.
Director: Grigoriy Chukhray
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Giancarlo Giannini as Antonio Murillo |
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Ornella Muti as Maria |
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Otar Koberidze as Alvarado |
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Regimantas Adomaitis as Perez |
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Juozas Budraitis as Gomes |
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Enzo Fiermonte as Zhozo |
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Stefano Madia as Pako |
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Yevgeni Lebedev as Rostao |
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Stanislav Chekan as |
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Feliks Yavorsky as Pastor |
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Nikolay Dupak as Komissar |
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Andrei Daniluk as |
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Irina Ditts as Waitress |
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Vladimir Druzhnikov as (voice) |
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Valentin Kulik as Prisoner |
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Eduardas Kunavičius as Kordoso |
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Gerasim Lisitsyan as |
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Mikhail Remizov as Osario |
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Vadim Spiridonov as (voice) |
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Vitali Venger as |
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Igor Yasulovich as Prisoner |
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Aleksandr Ivanov as |
| Writing | Gianfranco Clerici | Original Story |
| Directing | Grigoriy Chukhray | Director |
| Writing | Augusto Caminito | Original Story |
| Writing | Grigoriy Chukhray | Original Story |
| Writing | Giovanni Fago | Story |
| Camera | Mikhail Bits | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wayne A. Finkelman | Costume Design |
| Editing | Mario Morra | Editor |
| Art | Sergey Voronkov | Production Design |
| Art | Giantito Burchiellaro | Production Design |
| Camera | Luigi Kuveiller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Karlen Agadzhanov | Executive Producer |
| Production | Giancarlo Marchetti | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Mario Bramonti | Sound |
| Production | Lionello Santi | Producer |
| Art | Giovanni Natalucci | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli | Original Music Composer |