

Life Is Beautiful
1979-12-21 · 101 min · ★ 6.9
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’.
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- Directors
- Grigoriy Chukhray
- Production companies
- Quattro Favalli Cinematografica, Mosfilm
- Countries
- Italy, Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Giancarlo GianniniAntonio Murillo
Ornella MutiMaria
Otar KoberidzeAlvarado
Regimantas AdomaitisPerez
Juozas BudraitisGomes
Enzo FiermonteZhozo
Stefano MadiaPako
Yevgeni LebedevRostao
Stanislav Chekan
Feliks YavorskyPastor
Nikolay DupakKomissar
Irina DittsWaitress
Vladimir Druzhnikov(voice)
Valentin KulikPrisoner
Eduardas KunavičiusKordoso
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