Life Itself

Life Itself
2014Documentary121 mins
★★★★★

Plot

The surprising and entertaining life of renowned film critic and social commentator Roger Ebert (1942-2013): his early days as a freewheeling bachelor and Pulitzer Prize winner, his famously contentious partner... read more

  • Steve James

    Director

  • Dana Kupper

    Director of Photography

  • Steve James

    Editor

  • David E. Simpson

    Editor

  • Stephen Stanton

    Roger Ebert (voice)

  • Roger Ebert

    Self - Film Critic

  • Chaz Ebert

    Self - Ebert's Wife

  • Ramin Bahrani

    Self - Filmmaker

  • Richard Corliss

    Self - Film Critic

  • Nancy De Los Santos

    Self - TV Producer

  • Ava DuVernay

    Self - Filmmaker

  • Bruce Elliot

    Self - Ebert's Friend

  • Laura Emerick

    Self - Journalist

  • Emil Evans

    Self - Ebert's Step-Grandson

  • Raven Evans

    Self - Ebert's Step-Granddaughter

  • Sonia Evans

    Self - Ebert's Step-Daughter

  • Thea Flaum

    Self - TV Producer

  • Josh Golden

    Self - Ebert Website Designer

  • Werner Herzog

    Self - Filmmaker

  • Marlene Iglitzen Siskel

    Self - Siskel's Wife

  • Carol Iwata

    Self - Ebert's Personal Assistant

  • Steve James

    Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

  • Rick Kogan

    Self - Newspaperman

  • Donna La Pietra

    Self - TV Producer

  • John McHugh

    Self - Ebert's Friend

  • Tom McNamee

    Self - Journalist

  • Errol Morris

    Self - Filmmaker

  • Howie Movshovitz

    Self - Ebert's Friend

  • William Nack

    Self - Writer

  • Gregory Nava

    Self - Filmmaker

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum

    Self - Filmmaker

  • Martin Scorsese

    Self - Filmmaker

  • A. O. Scott

    Self - Film Critic

  • Roger Simon

    Self - Writer

  • Johnny Carson

    Self - TV Host (archive footage)

  • Chevy Chase

    Self - Actor (archive footage)

  • Pauline Kael

    Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

  • David Letterman

    Self - TV Host (archive footage)

  • Oprah Winfrey

    Self - TV Host (archive footage)

  • Lynn Sherr

    Self - TV Journalist (archive footage)

  • Gene Siskel

    Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

    • Runtime

    121 minutes

    Released

    2014-07-04

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Kartemquin Films

    CNN Films

    Film Rites

    KatLei Productions

    Sound

  • Joshua Abrams

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    6 days ago

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