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Life Is Beautiful

Original title: La vita è bella
  • 1979
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
194
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Life Is Beautiful (1979)
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Antonio is a retired aviator from the Portuguese colonial wars. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship of Antonio d'Oliveira Salazar. He is arrested and es... Read allAntonio is a retired aviator from the Portuguese colonial wars. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship of Antonio d'Oliveira Salazar. He is arrested and escapes with his love. The code word among the resisters is: 'Life is Beautiful.'Antonio is a retired aviator from the Portuguese colonial wars. He falls in love with a member of the resistance against the dictatorship of Antonio d'Oliveira Salazar. He is arrested and escapes with his love. The code word among the resisters is: 'Life is Beautiful.'

  • Director
    • Grigoriy Chukhray
  • Writers
    • Augusto Caminito
    • Grigoriy Chukhray
    • Gianfranco Clerici
  • Stars
    • Giancarlo Giannini
    • Ornella Muti
    • Otar Koberidze
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    194
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Grigoriy Chukhray
    • Writers
      • Augusto Caminito
      • Grigoriy Chukhray
      • Gianfranco Clerici
    • Stars
      • Giancarlo Giannini
      • Ornella Muti
      • Otar Koberidze
    • 5User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Giancarlo Giannini
    Giancarlo Giannini
    • Antonio Murillo
    Ornella Muti
    Ornella Muti
    • Maria
    Otar Koberidze
    Otar Koberidze
    • Alvarado
    Regimantas Adomaitis
    Regimantas Adomaitis
    • Perez
    Juozas Budraitis
    Juozas Budraitis
    • Gomes
    Enzo Fiermonte
    Enzo Fiermonte
    • Zhozo
    Stefano Madia
    • Pako
    Evgeniy Lebedev
    Evgeniy Lebedev
    • Rostao
    • (as Yevgeni Lebedev)
    Stanislav Chekan
    Stanislav Chekan
    Feliks Yavorsky
    Feliks Yavorsky
    • Pastor
    Nikolai Dupak
    Nikolai Dupak
    • Komissar
    Andrei Daniluk
    Irina Ditts
    • Waitress
    Vladimir Druzhnikov
    Vladimir Druzhnikov
      Valentin Kulik
      Valentin Kulik
      • Prisoner
      Eduardas Kunavicius
      Eduardas Kunavicius
      • Kordoso
      • (as Edwardas Kunavicius)
      Gerasim Lisitsian
        Mikhail Remizov
        • Osario
        • Director
          • Grigoriy Chukhray
        • Writers
          • Augusto Caminito
          • Grigoriy Chukhray
          • Gianfranco Clerici
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        • Trivia
          Italian censorship visa # 74514 delivered on 19 December 1979.

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        10/10

        A Classic 70's Itallian Thriller!!

        I can't believe how overlooked this movie is, it's one of the best of the Itallian 'Poliziotti' crime thrillers of the 70's. Starring the always fantastic Giancarlo Giannini and the absolutely gorgeous Ornella Muti it ranks alongside the likes of 'High Crime (1973)'.

        OVERVIEW - Wrongly accused of conspiracy against the state, a man is arrested, imprisoned and separated from his lover, beaten by the authorities for failure to collaborate, and threatened by the resistance, who believe him to be a government spy.

        This movie is probably so overlooked due to the fact it's so hard to find, but there is a very rare DVD release in the UK under the title 'Betrayed' I would recommend fans of this type of movie to hunt it out...10/10
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        • Jun 6, 2006
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        • Release date
          • December 21, 1979 (Italy)
        • Countries of origin
          • Soviet Union
          • Italy
        • Languages
          • Italian
          • Russian
        • Also known as
          • Betrayed
        • Production companies
          • Mosfilm
          • Quattro Favalli Cinematografica
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          1 hour 41 minutes
        • Color
          • Color
        • Sound mix
          • Mono

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